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Guidance on using legal limits in the prosecution of drug-driving offences.
Guidance on identifiying areas for prioritising research into fingerprint examination.
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 requirements of bloodstain pattern analysis.
This guidance sets out the approach for the interpretation of DNA mixture profiles.
This guidance sets out the general approach for the validation of software with specific focus on the requirements for DNA mixture interpretation.
This guidance shows readers how to recognise cognitive bias and therefore help to safeguard against biasing effects.
Guidance on the process to create joint expert statements under Part 19.6 of the Criminal Procedure Rules.
Guidance on the requirements for method validation in the codes of practice and conduct.
Codes of conduct and practice for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
FSR Regulatory Notice 01/2019.
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.
A protocol on the use of casework material for validation purposes.
Guidance on the validation requirements of the search and comparison algorithm and the method in which it is deployed.
Provides guidance and advice on validation stages and how the process can be applied within the digital forensic sciences.
Guidance for Y-STR analysis delivered into the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
The Forensic Science Regulator publishes lessons that can be learnt from quality failings.
Revised codes of practice and conduct for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
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