Janine Wilkinson

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Janine Wilkinson, an assistant solicitor, was convicted of fraud by false representation for impersonating a friend to obtain NHS prescriptions for her personal consumption between April and September 2020. She admitted the allegations and that her conduct was dishonest. The Tribunal, dealing with the matter on the papers via an Agreed Outcome, found no exceptional circumstances under Sharma and ordered that she be struck off the Roll and pay costs of £1,038.

Duties found breached:

• Honesty
• Integrity
• Uphold public trust in the profession

Aggravating factors:

• Serious acts of dishonesty committed over an extended period (9 April to 2 September 2020)
• Benefitted herself to the detriment of her friend and the NHS
• Criminal conviction for fraud by false representation

Mitigating factors:

• Very difficult personal circumstances and periods of illness
• Misconduct resulted in little, if any, financial gain (loss of £77.42)
• Conduct unrelated to her practise as a solicitor
• Resigned from position before court proceedings commenced
• Admitted the allegations and dishonesty