GovWire

The 2016 annual report includes updates on:

• the use of next generation sequencing technologies
• a pilot project on the international exchange of DNA
• the development of a set of high level ethical principles for stakeholders
• the retention and use of custody images
• the role of forensics in achieving criminal justice outcomes
• developments in rapid DNA and Y-Short Tandem Repeat technologies
• ground-truth databases
• DNA paternity testing for child maintenance cases