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Notification on the reporting of potentially readily convertible blank firing handguns.
Guidance on the obligations placed on expert witnesses in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
Appendix to the codes of practice for forensic science providers covering video analysis.
Guidance on providing DNA elimination samples to detect inadvertent contamination by staff who pose a DNA contamination risk within the criminal justice system.
Notification regarding the use of drug testing kits and devices for rapid drug identification under the Home Office Circular 015/2012.
Guidance on how to minimize the risk of DNA contamination in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations, and police custody.
Codes of conduct and practice for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
This guidance sets out the general approach for the validation of software with specific focus on the requirements for DNA mixture interpretation.
Guidance for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence in sexual assault examinations.
Sets out a standardised approach to formulating evaluative opinions used by forensic scientists in the criminal justice system.
Appendix to the codes of practice for forensic science providers covering digital forensic services.
Guidance on the process to create joint expert statements under Part 19.6 of the Criminal Procedure Rules.
Revised codes of conduct and practice for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
Guidelines for proficiency tests used in the assessment of DNA mixture analysis and interpretation methods.
Guidance on the requirements for method validation in the codes of practice and conduct.
Guidance for investigators and prosecutors on image analysis.
Guidance on identifiying areas for prioritising research into fingerprint examination.
Guidance on using legal limits in the prosecution of drug-driving offences.
This Regulatory Notice has been issued to update forensic units that the deadline for accreditation of incident scene investigation is now 1 October 2021.
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