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This guidance sets out the general approach for the validation of software with specific focus on the requirements for DNA mixture interpretation.
Guidance on using legal limits in the prosecution of drug-driving offences.
Guidance on the obligations placed on expert witnesses in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
Appendix to the codes of practice for forensic science providers covering video analysis.
Notification on the the Forensic Science Regulator's lessons learnt review on quality failure in s5A drugs driving analysis.
Guidance on the requirements for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence during sexual assault examinations.
Guidance for forensic service providers on using cell site data.
Sets out a standardised approach to formulating evaluative opinions used by forensic scientists in the criminal justice system.
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.
Provides further explanation of some of the requirements of the codes related to speech and audio analysis.
The regulator’s DNA specialist group has produced allele frequency databases and reporting guidance for DNA profiling.
This document sets out the process for urgent legal classification of firearms.
Guidance on identifiying areas for prioritising research into fingerprint examination.
Code of practice produced by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences' Forensic Gait Analysis Working Group in collaboration with the College of Podiatry.
The Forensic Science Regulator publishes lessons that can be learnt from quality failings.
FSR Regulatory Notice 02/2020.
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