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The code sets quality standard requirements for forensic science activities related to the investigation of crime in England and Wales.
March 2023 Version 1 © Crown Copyright 2023 The text in this document…
Guidance on declaring compliance with the statutory Forensic Science Regulator’s code of practice.
FSR-GUI-0001 Issue 1.0 Publication date August 2023 This document is…
Appendix to the codes of practice for forensic science providers covering digital forensic services.
This guidance shows readers how to recognise cognitive bias and therefore help to safeguard against biasing effects.
Standards and guidance for those forensic practitioners providing relationship testing services using autosomal DNA short tandem repeat profiling.
How to control and avoid contamination at incident scenes involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
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 for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence in sexual assault examinations.
Guidance on the requirements for method validation in the codes of practice and conduct.
Protocol for forensic science providers and practitioners covers the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases.
Guidance on the requirements of bloodstain pattern analysis.
Guidance on the recovery of items and samples believed to be relevant to an alleged sexual offence from a complainant in a dedicated facility.
Guidance on the process to create joint expert statements under Part 19.6 of the Criminal Procedure Rules.
Revised codes of practice and conduct for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
How to control and avoid contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
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.
Guidance on how to minimize the risk of DNA contamination in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations, and police custody.
Notification on the amended accreditation requirements for activity level interpretation and opinion and making a declaration of compliance with the code of practice.
This guidance sets out the approach for the interpretation of DNA mixture profiles.
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