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Forensic Technical Assessor workshop 2024
UKAS recently hosted a virtual workshop for Technical Assessors involved in the assessment of forensic organisations. The…
What is accreditation? – Our video explains all
Find out how accreditation can help you deliver trust, innovation and contribute to a safer, healthier and easier world f…
Accreditation and Forensic Science
In the latest of our opinion pieces, Mark Bohun, our Commercial Director, writes how accreditation can deliver confidenc…
UKAS Technical Assessors: driving quality in digital forensics
Andy Dodd has been working with UKAS as an independent Technical Assessor in the fields of Digital Forensics and Cyber Se…
Forensics update: developing accreditation for Major Crime Scenes
Since the first police force gained accreditation for ISO/IEC 17020 for the examination of Volume Crime scenes in 2020, U…
Final update with respect to the transition from the non-statutory Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) Codes to the statutory Code
Accredited organisations conducting forensic activities have been able to include compliance with the non-statutory Foren…
FSR Conference 2023
The Forensic Science Regulator, Gary Pugh OBE, will be holding his first conference since his appointment in May 2021. Th…
First accreditation for Forensic Cell Site Analysis granted
UKAS has accredited the first organisation in the UK to undertake Forensic Cell Site Analysis activities to the requireme…
The opportunities for accreditation within forensic science
Gary Pugh OBE was recently appointed Forensic Science Regulator, a position which now holds statutory powers to enforce c…
Consolidation of Forensic Conformity Assessment Bodies into Forensic section
In order to meet increased demand following the introduction of the statutory code, all forensic work previously managed …