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The code sets quality standard requirements for forensic science activities related to the investigation of crime in England and Wales.
The text in this document (excluding the Forensic Science Regulator’s…
This guidance applies to all practitioners and sets out principles and expectations for interpretation and communications of observations from FSAs.
FSR-GUI-0004 Version 1 This document is issued by the Forensic Science…
March 2023 Version 1 © Crown Copyright 2023 The text in this document…
How to control and avoid contamination at incident scenes involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
Guidance on implementing the FSA-specific requirements in relation to incident scene examination.
Guidance on the reporting of alcohol back calculation cases where the time between the reported last drink and the incident of interest is less than 1 hour.
Guidance on declaring compliance with the statutory Forensic Science Regulator’s code of practice.
Guidance on the content of reports issued by expert witnesses in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
Guidance on the obligations placed on expert witnesses in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
Notification on the declarations required by the Forensic Science Regulator code of practice.
Guidance on how to minimize the risk of DNA contamination in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations, and police custody.
Guidance on the recovery of items and samples believed to be relevant to an alleged sexual offence from a complainant in a dedicated facility.
Notification on the reporting of potentially readily convertible blank firing handguns.
Guidance on the requirements of bloodstain pattern analysis.
A protocol on the use of casework material for validation purposes.
How to control and avoid contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
Protocol for forensic science providers and practitioners covers the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases.
Guidance on using legal limits in the prosecution of drug-driving offences.
The regulator’s DNA specialist group has produced allele frequency databases and reporting guidance for DNA profiling.
This guidance sets out the approach for the interpretation of DNA mixture profiles.
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