§ Mr. Nelsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to review the forensic pathology service in England and Wales.
§ Mr. BrittanI have decided to set up a working party under the chairmanship of Mr. G. J. Wasserman, assistant under-secretary of state, with the following terms of reference:
To review the arrangements for providing a forensic pathology service in England and Wales with particular reference to:
- (i) organisation and funding
- (ii) appointment and conditions of service
- (iii) training and quality assurance
and to make recommendations.
The membership of the working party will be as follows:
- Professor R. C. Curran and Dr. A. C. Hunt; Royal College of Pathologists
- Professor D. Bowen and Professor A. Usher; British Association in Forensic Medicine
- Dr. M. A. Green; British Medical Association
- Dr. J. D. K. Burton; Coroners Society
- Mr. P. M. Imbert, Chief Constable of Thames Valley; Association of Chief Police Officers
- Mr. B. Worth, Deputy Assistant Commissioner; Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
- Mr. J. Walker;Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
- Miss M. Pereira; Controller, Forensic Science Service, Home Office
- Mr. D. J. Belfall and Mr. N. M. Johnson; Home Office