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<p>The Forensic Science Regulator code of practice, currently before Parliament, sets out the standards required for conducting forensic science activities. Achieving and maintaining the appropriate accreditation for those activities, requires a competence assessment for all staff, which will help ensure that forensic scientists continue to operate at the levels required by the code.</p><p>The Forensic Science Regulator ensures that the provision of forensic science services across the criminal justice system is subject to an appropriate regime of scientific quality standards. The Regulator is a public appointee and operates independently of the Home Office, on behalf of the criminal justice system as a whole.</p> |