Forensic Science Regulator
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Forensic Science Regulator — publications from its own official source.
Publications 20
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Guidance: Regulator’s notification 02-2026: consultation on the regulation of drug testing devices
Notification on the consultation on new regulation governing the use of drug testing devices (DTDs).
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Regulation of drug testing devices
This consultation seeks comments on the proposed regulation for the use of drug testing devices.
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Corporate report: Forensic Science Regulator annual report for 2024 to 2025
The Forensic Science Regulator annual report for 2024 to 2025.
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Guidance: Regulator's notification 01-2026: changes to compliance requirements for FSA-INC 100
Notification on changes to compliance requirements for FSA-INC 100 Incident Scene Examination.
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Guidance: Toxicology: analysis for drugs (FSR-GUI-0029)
This guidance sets out principles that should be followed for units completing DTN 102, providing additional detail to the specific requirements in the code.
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FOI release: FOI-0001: redacted response
Freedom of information (FOI) response to a request for details of contracted homeworkers employed by the office of the Forensic Science Regulator.
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Guidance: Management of DNA elimination databases (FSR-GUI-0028)
Guidance on the management and use of staff elimination DNA databases for practitioners, DNA process personnel, kit manufacturers and database operators.
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Guidance: Autosomal DNA relationship testing (FSR-GUI-0014)
Guidance for practitioners on autosomal STR relationship testing, replacing FSR‑G‑228. Principles also apply to other autosomal markers like In/Dels and SNPs.
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Guidance: Contamination detection: DNA elimination samples (FSR-GUI-0019)
Guidance on providing DNA elimination samples to detect inadvertent contamination by staff who pose a DNA contamination risk within the criminal justice system.
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Guidance: Forensic science activities: interpretation and communication (FSR-GUI-0004)
This guidance applies to all practitioners and sets out principles and expectations for interpretation and communications of observations from FSAs.
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Correspondence: Forensic Science Regulator newsletter: number 7
Forensic Science Regulator newsletters cover issues of interest and relevance to forensic science practitioners.
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Guidance: Regulator's notification 04-2025: top venting blank firers
Notification on the reporting of potentially readily convertible blank firing handguns.
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Guidance: Incident scene examination (FSR-GUI-0006)
Guidance on implementing the FSA-specific requirements in relation to incident scene examination.
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Guidance: Regulator's notification 06-2024: use of certified reference materials (CRMs) in analysis for drugs in relation to s5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988
Notification on a procedural error related to the use of certified reference materials in the undertaking of FSA- DTN 102.
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Guidance: DNA contamination controls: forensic medical examinations (FSR-GUI-0017)
Guidance on how to minimize the risk of DNA contamination in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations, and police custody.
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Guidance: Forensic medical examination of sexual offence complainants (FSR-GUI-0020)
Guidance on the recovery of items and samples believed to be relevant to an alleged sexual offence from a complainant in a dedicated facility.
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Guidance: DNA contamination controls: laboratory (FSR-GUI-0018)
How to control and avoid contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence recovery and analysis.
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Guidance: Declaring compliance with the code of practice (FSR-GUI-0001)
How to declare compliance and non-compliance with the Forensic Science Regulator’s code of practice.
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Guidance: Allele frequency databases and reporting for DNA profiling (FSR-GUI-0012)
The regulator’s DNA specialist group has produced allele frequency databases and reporting guidance for DNA profiling.