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How to control and avoid contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
Guidance on the requirements of bloodstain pattern analysis.
This guidance sets out the approach for the interpretation of DNA mixture profiles.
Guidance on the requirements for method validation in the codes of practice and conduct.
FSA-BIO 100 covers the forensic medical examination of complainants. This FSA will be coming under the FSR Code of Practice in October 2025.
Guidance on identifiying areas for prioritising research into fingerprint examination.
Guidance on the process to create joint expert statements under Part 19.6 of the Criminal Procedure Rules.
Notification regarding the use of drug testing kits and devices for rapid drug identification under the Home Office Circular 015/2012.
Guidance for forensic service providers on using cell site data.
Protocol for forensic science providers and practitioners covers the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases.
Guidance on the content of reports issued by expert witnesses in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
Revised codes of practice and conduct for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
A protocol on the use of casework material for validation purposes.
Notification on the changes to the code FSA definition and FSA specific requirements for FSA–MTP 101 – friction ridge detail: comparison, and public consultation.
Revised codes of conduct and practice for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
Notification sets out the position statement of the regulator on the status of the defunct Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP) register.
Notification on the Forensic Science Regulator’s press release following Greater Manchester Police’s statement of 29 November 2024 concerning suspected data manipulation at Randox Testing Services and Trimega Laboratories.
Appendix to the codes of practice for forensic science providers covering video analysis.
This document sets out the process for urgent legal classification of firearms.
The Forensic Science Regulator publishes lessons that can be learnt from quality failings.
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