House of Lords Call for Reform of Forensic Science Services

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30/04/2019

A report of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee issued on 1st May 2019 highlights that the UK was once regarded as world-leading in forensic science but an absence of high-level leadership, a lack of funding and an insufficient level of research and development now means the UK is lagging behind others. The report, Forensic science and the criminal justice system: a blueprint for change, concludes that the forensic science market is not properly regulated creating a state of crisis and a threat to the criminal justice system.

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