Guidance on how to minimize the risk of DNA contamination in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations, and police custody.
Forensic Science Regulator
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Guidance for Y-STR analysis delivered into the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
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.
On 23 October 2011 Mr Adam Scott was charged with an offence of rape by Greater Manchester Police and held in custody.
Forensic Science Regulator newsletters cover issues of interest and relevance to forensic science practitioners.
Forensic Science Regulator newsletters cover issues of interest and relevance to forensic science practitioners.
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.
Notification on a procedural error related to the use of certified reference materials in the undertaking of FSA- DTN 102.
The Forensic Science Regulator is seeking comments on the revised FSA – BIO 200 and FSA – BIO 201 and related new and revised glossary definitions.
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.
The Forensic Science Regulator is seeking comments on the revised FSA specific requirements for FSA DTN 102: Toxicology: analyses for drugs in relation to s5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
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.
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.
The Forensic Science Regulator annual report for 2022 to 2023.
Guidance on declaring compliance with the statutory Forensic Science Regulator’s code of practice.
We are seeking comments on the revised definition and the specific requirements for FSA–MTP101 – friction ridge detail: comparison.
We are seeking comments on the revised definition and the specific requirements for FSA–MTP101 – friction ridge detail: comparison.
We are seeking comments on the revised definition and the specific requirements for FSA–MTP101 – friction ridge detail: comparison.
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 broad risks the Regulator has identified in the forensic science activity of estimating vehicle speed from video footage.
Guidance on declaring compliance with the statutory Forensic Science Regulator’s code of practice.
Guidance on the obligations placed on expert witnesses in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
Guidance on the content of reports issued by expert witnesses in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
Guidelines for proficiency tests used in the assessment of DNA mixture analysis and interpretation methods.
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.
Protocol for forensic science providers and practitioners covers the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases.
This guidance sets out the general approach for the validation of software with specific focus on the requirements for DNA mixture interpretation.
A protocol on the use of casework material for validation purposes.
Guidance on the content of non-expert technical statements within the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
Notification on the the Forensic Science Regulator's lessons learnt review on quality failure in s5A drugs driving analysis.
Report looking at a quality failure in s5A drugs driving analysis.
Investigation and enforcement action provisions for the Forensic Science Regulator under the Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021.
Investigation and enforcement action provisions for the Forensic Science Regulator under the Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021.
We're consulting on the draft for the development of version 2 of the forensic science 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 how to minimize the risk of DNA contamination in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations, and police custody.
Guidance for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence in sexual assault examinations.
Guidance on the recovery of items and samples believed to be relevant to an alleged sexual offence from a complainant in a dedicated facility.
The Forensic Science Regulator publishes lessons that can be learnt from quality failings.
Guidance on the recovery of items and samples believed to be relevant to an alleged sexual offence from a complainant in a dedicated facility.
The Forensic Science Regulator's policy on freedom of information (FOI) requests.
Forensic Science Regulator newsletters cover issues of interest and relevance to forensic science practitioners.
Notification sets out the position statement of the regulator on the status of the defunct Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP) register.
How to control and avoid contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
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