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Guidance on providing DNA elimination samples to detect inadvertent contamination by staff who pose a DNA contamination risk within the criminal justice system.
This guidance sets out the approach for the interpretation of DNA mixture profiles.
Sets out a standardised approach to formulating evaluative opinions used by forensic scientists in the criminal justice system.
Guidance for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence in sexual assault examinations.
Provides guidance and advice on validation stages and how the process can be applied within the digital forensic sciences.
Notification regarding the use of drug testing kits and devices for rapid drug identification under the Home Office Circular 015/2012.
Notification on the reporting of potentially readily convertible blank firing handguns.
Appendix to the codes of practice for forensic science providers covering video analysis.
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 process to create joint expert statements under Part 19.6 of the Criminal Procedure Rules.
Guidance on analysis and reporting in relation to offences under s5A Road Traffic Act 1988 (drug driving).
The regulator commissioned advice on the interpretation of DNA evidence.
This guidance sets out the general approach for the validation of software with specific focus on the requirements for DNA mixture interpretation.
Provides further explanation of some of the requirements of the codes related to speech and audio analysis.
Guidance for practitioners on autosomal STR relationship testing, replacing FSR‑G‑228. Principles also apply to other autosomal markers like In/Dels and SNPs.
Appendix to the codes of practice for forensic science providers covering digital forensic services.
Notification on the changes to the code FSA definition and FSA specific requirements for FSA–MTP 101 – friction ridge detail: comparison, and public consultation.
Guidance on the content of non-expert technical statements within the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
Guidelines for proficiency tests used in the assessment of DNA mixture analysis and interpretation methods.
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