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FSR Regulatory Notice 02/2020.
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.
A protocol on the use of casework material for validation purposes.
Guidance for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence in sexual assault examinations.
Guidance on the validation requirements of the search and comparison algorithm and the method in which it is deployed.
Guidance on the content of non-expert technical statements within the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
The Forensic Science Regulator publishes lessons that can be learnt from quality failings.
Guidance on the obligations placed on expert witnesses in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
Guidance on using legal limits in the prosecution of drug-driving offences.
This guidance sets out the approach for the interpretation of DNA mixture profiles.
Guidance on identifiying areas for prioritising research into fingerprint examination.
FSR Regulatory Notice 01/2020.
Tender document for the production of a draft appendix covering: Marks - Toolmarks
Article 'Forensic science evidence in question' published in Sweet and Maxwell’s Criminal Law Review (Issue 5, 2011).
The End user specialist group terms of reference and remit.
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