tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation 2026-04-02T15:02:12+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/management-of-dna-elimination-databases-fsr-gui-0028 2026-04-02T15:02:12+01:00

Guidance on the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases for practitioners, DNA process personnel, kit manufacturers and database operators.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/forensic-science-activities-interpretation-and-communication-fsr-gui-0004 2026-03-24T09:54:59+00:00

This guidance applies to all practitioners and sets out principles and expectations for interpretation and communications of observations from FSAs.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/declaring-compliance-with-the-code-of-practice 2026-03-13T12:03:54+00:00

How to declare compliance and non-compliance with the Forensic Science Regulator’s code of practice.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/autosomal-dna-relationship-testing-fsr-gui-0014 2026-02-24T16:53:37+00:00

Guidance for practitioners on autosomal STR relationship testing, replacing FSR‑G‑228. Principles also apply to other autosomal markers like In/Dels and SNPs.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/contamination-detection-dna-elimination-samples-fsr-gui-0019 2026-02-20T11:10:48+00:00

Guidance on providing DNA elimination samples to detect inadvertent contamination by staff who pose a DNA contamination risk within the criminal justice system.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/allele-frequency-databases-and-reporting-guidance-for-the-dna-17-profiling 2026-02-13T16:27:35+00:00

The regulator’s DNA specialist group has produced allele frequency databases and reporting guidance for DNA profiling.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/regulators-notification-06-2024-use-of-certified-reference-materials-crms-in-analysis-for-drugs-in-relation-to-s5-of-the-road-traffic-act-1988 2025-12-16T15:32:08+00:00

Notification on a procedural error related to the use of certified reference materials in the undertaking of FSA- DTN 102.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/regulators-notification-04-2025-top-venting-blank-firers 2025-12-09T15:59:13+00:00

Notification on the reporting of potentially readily convertible blank firing handguns.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/forensic-medical-examination-of-sexual-offence-complainants 2025-10-10T13:36:25+01:00

Guidance on the recovery of items and samples believed to be relevant to an alleged sexual offence from a complainant in a dedicated facility.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/dna-contamination-controls-forensic-medical-examinations 2025-09-24T09:45:19+01:00

Guidance on how to minimize the risk of DNA contamination in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations, and police custody.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/regulators-notification-03-2025-declarations 2025-08-29T10:24:49+01:00

Notification on the declarations required by the Forensic Science Regulator code of practice.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/bloodstain-pattern-analysis-codes-of-practice 2025-07-17T16:31:21+01:00

Guidance on the requirements of bloodstain pattern analysis.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/regulators-notification-02-2025-drug-testing-kits 2025-07-17T16:27:06+01:00

Notification regarding the use of drug testing kits and devices for rapid drug identification under the Home Office Circular 015/2012.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/regulators-notification-01-2025-fsa-bio-100 2025-07-03T16:33:22+01:00

FSA-BIO 100 covers the forensic medical examination of complainants. This FSA will be coming under the FSR Code of Practice in October 2025.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/forensic-science-activities-statutory-code-of-practice-version-2 2025-06-05T14:44:01+01:00

The code sets quality standard requirements for forensic science activities related to the investigation of crime in England and Wales.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/incident-scene-examination-fsr-gui-0006 2025-06-03T14:29:02+01:00

Guidance on implementing the FSA-specific requirements in relation to incident scene examination.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/y-str-profiling 2025-03-06T11:33:35+00:00

Guidance for Y-STR analysis delivered into the criminal justice system in England and Wales.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/methods-employing-rapid-dna-devices 2025-01-21T13:36:10+00:00

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.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/regulators-notification-07-2024-suspected-data-manipulation-at-randox-testing-services-and-trimega-laboratories 2024-12-05T11:04:43+00:00

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.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/regulators-notification-05-2024-fsa-bio-200-and-fsa-bio-201-consultation 2024-09-25T00:00:00+01:00

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.