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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.
Issue 2.0, Publication date August 2024 This document is issued by the…
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 the recovery of items and samples believed to be relevant to an alleged sexual offence from a complainant in a dedicated facility.
Guidance for Y-STR analysis delivered into the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
How to control and avoid contamination at incident scenes involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
Guidance on the content of reports issued by expert witnesses in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
This guidance shows readers how to recognise cognitive bias and therefore help to safeguard against biasing effects.
How to control and avoid contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
Guidance on the requirements of bloodstain pattern analysis.
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.
Guidance on using legal limits in the prosecution of drug-driving offences.
Guidance for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence in sexual assault examinations.
Guidance for forensic service providers on using cell site data.
Guidance on how to minimize the risk of DNA contamination in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations, and police custody.
Guidance on the obligations placed on expert witnesses in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
Guidance on the requirements for method validation in the codes of practice and conduct.
Sets out a standardised approach to formulating evaluative opinions used by forensic scientists in the criminal justice system.
Protocol for forensic science providers and practitioners covers the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases.
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