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Guidance for investigators and prosecutors on image 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.
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.
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.
Notification on the the Forensic Science Regulator's lessons learnt review on quality failure in s5A drugs driving analysis.
Notification on the broad risks the Regulator has identified in the forensic science activity of estimating vehicle speed from video footage.
Notification on the changes to the code FSA definition and FSA specific requirements for FSA鈥揗TP 101 鈥� friction ridge detail: comparison, and public consultation.
Notification on the consultation to the proposed changes to FSA 鈥� BIO 200 and FSA 鈥� BIO 201 and related glossary terms in version 2 of the code.
Notification on the Forensic Science Regulator鈥檚 press release following Greater Manchester Police鈥檚 statement of 29 November 2024 concerning suspected data manipulation at Randox Testing Services and Trimega Laboratories.
This guidance sets out the general approach for the validation of software with specific focus on the requirements for DNA mixture interpretation.
Guidance on the validation requirements of the search and comparison algorithm and the method in which it is deployed.
皇冠体育app Forensic Science Regulator publishes lessons that can be learnt from quality failings.
FSR Regulatory Notice 02/2020.
Guidance on the obligations placed on expert witnesses in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
FSR Regulatory Notice 01/2020.
Tender document for the production of a draft appendix covering: Marks - Toolmarks
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