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The code sets quality standard requirements for forensic science activities related to the investigation of crime in England and Wales.
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How to control and avoid contamination at incident scenes involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
Issue 1 Publication date October 2023 This document is issued by the…
Guidance on declaring compliance with the statutory Forensic Science Regulator’s code of practice.
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Guidance on how to minimize the risk of DNA contamination in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations, and police custody.
Appendix to the codes of practice for forensic science providers covering video analysis.
Guidance on the reporting of alcohol back calculation cases where the time between the reported last drink and the incident of interest is less than 1 hour.
Guidance on using legal limits in the prosecution of drug-driving offences.
Guidance on the content of reports issued by expert witnesses in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
This guidance sets out the approach for the interpretation of DNA mixture profiles.
Guidance on the recovery of items and samples believed to be relevant to an alleged sexual offence from a complainant in a dedicated facility.
Guidance on the requirements for method validation in the codes of practice and conduct.
Guidance on analysis and reporting in relation to offences under s5A Road Traffic Act 1988 (drug driving).
Guidelines for proficiency tests used in the assessment of DNA mixture analysis and interpretation methods.
Protocol for forensic science providers and practitioners covers the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases.
Guidance on the content of non-expert technical statements within the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
Guidance for forensic service providers on using cell site data.
Guidance on the obligations placed on expert witnesses in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
This guidance sets out the general approach for the validation of software with specific focus on the requirements for DNA mixture interpretation.
How to control and avoid contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
Guidance on the requirements of bloodstain pattern analysis.
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