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Guidance for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence in sexual assault examinations.
The regulator’s DNA specialist group has produced allele frequency databases and reporting guidance for DNA profiling.
Guidance on legal obligations for expert witnesses and those involved in forensic pathology investigations.
Protocol for forensic science providers and practitioners covers the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases.
On 23 October 2011 Mr Adam Scott was charged with an offence of rape by Greater Manchester Police and held in custody.
Guidance on the requirements for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence during sexual assault examinations.
Sets out a standardised approach to formulating evaluative opinions used by forensic scientists in the criminal justice system.
Appendix to the codes of practice for forensic science providers covering digital forensic services.
Notifications to forensic science providers and the criminal justice system with updates concerning forensic science.
Details of our working groups and subcommittees and latest meeting minutes.
Forensic Science Regulator newsletters cover issues of interest and relevance to forensic science practitioners.
Guidance on using legal limits in the prosecution of drug-driving offences.
Guidance on identifiying areas for prioritising research into fingerprint examination.
Code of practice produced by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences' Forensic Gait Analysis Working Group in collaboration with the College of Podiatry.
Guidance on the content of non-expert technical statements within the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
Guidance on the requirements for method validation in the codes of practice and conduct.
Provides guidance and advice on validation stages and how the process can be applied within the digital forensic sciences.
How to control and avoid contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
This guidance sets out the approach for the interpretation of DNA mixture profiles.
Automated rapid DNA systems can include portable devices that can produce STR DNA profile results in under 2 hours for a small number of samples per run.
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