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Guidance for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence in sexual assault examinations.
Provides further explanation of some of the requirements of the codes related to speech and audio analysis.
Guidance on the content of reports issued by expert witnesses in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
Explains the professional standard of performance within the field of forensic anthropology in the UK.
The regulator’s DNA specialist group has produced allele frequency databases and reporting guidance for DNA profiling.
This guidance shows readers how to recognise cognitive bias and therefore help to safeguard against biasing effects.
The Forensic Science Regulator publishes lessons that can be learnt from quality failings.
Codes of conduct and practice for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
Guidance on the content of non-expert technical statements within the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.
Protocol for forensic science providers and practitioners covers the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases.
Revised codes of conduct and practice for forensic science providers and practitioners in the criminal justice system.
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 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 DNA analysis services.
The fingerprint parallel session 1 covered the fingermark enhancement manual that launched in January 2014.
Guidance on the validation requirements of the search and comparison algorithm and the method in which it is deployed.
Guidance for Y-STR analysis delivered into the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
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