The government has launched a consultation over plans to strengthen the powers of the forensic regulator's office in England and Wales. Currently, the regulator sets standards for forensic science ...

In every credible justice system, truth is not assumed. It is demonstrated through verifiable scientific evidence. Courts ...

The integrity of the criminal justice system is being placed in jeopardy because of a lack of funding for improvements in forensic science, a watchdog has warned. Dr Gillian Tully, the Forensic ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It’s been decades since the intersection of forensic science ...

Kathy Eppler had waited seven years to see the man who murdered her two brothers and sister-in-law be punished for his crimes. Garrett Coughlin was sentenced to life without parole in the triple ...

Forensic science in England and Wales has plunged into crisis – raising the risk of crimes going unsolved and miscarriages of justice occurring, a new report warns. Services that are pivotal to the ...

A FORENSIC science expert has accused the Government of “policy neglect” and failing to get to grips with problems in the sector. Professor Martin Evison, who is president of the Chartered Society of ...

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This achievement is particularly significant in light of the Forensic Science Regulator's Act 2021, which came into effect on 2nd October. The Act introduced a statutory requirement of compliance to ...

Tim J Wilson receives funding from NordForsk, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research and ESRC. His work has been previously funded by the European Commission and the UK Government.

A LONG awaited forensics report into the case of a man acquitted of murdering a gangland figure in a supermarket car-park murder has been labelled a "whitewash". Ross Monaghan walked free from the ...