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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.
Guidelines for proficiency tests used in the assessment of DNA mixture analysis and interpretation methods.
Notification on the amended accreditation requirements for activity level interpretation and opinion and making a declaration of compliance with the code of practice.
Notification on the broad risks the Regulator has identified in the forensic science activity of estimating vehicle speed from video footage.
Notification on the changes to the code FSA definition and FSA specific requirements for FSA–MTP 101 – friction ridge detail: comparison, and public consultation.
Notification on the consultation to the proposed changes to the FSA-specific requirements for FSA DTN 102, analyses of blood samples for s5A drug driving.
Standards and guidance for those forensic practitioners providing relationship testing services using autosomal DNA short tandem repeat profiling.
Codes of conduct and practice for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
FSR Regulatory Notice 01/2019.
Notification on the consultation to the proposed changes to FSA – BIO 200 and FSA – BIO 201 and related glossary terms in version 2 of the code.
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.
Provides further explanation of some of the requirements of the codes related to speech and audio analysis.
The regulator commissioned advice on the interpretation of DNA evidence.
The Forensic Science Regulator publishes lessons that can be learnt from quality failings.
FSR Regulatory Notice 02/2020.
Guidance on the obligations placed on expert witnesses in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
Guidance on identifiying areas for prioritising research into fingerprint examination.
FSR Regulatory Notice 01/2020.
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