Abstract：
:The UK Government decision to close its Forensic Science Service (FSS) in 2010 left the criminal justice system in England and Wales bereft of impartial, high-level scientific support. The private sector was entrusted to fill the gap and to ensure that all results were accurate, timely, fit for purpose, easy to interpret, and above all gave value for money. In the event, however, a major provider has collapsed necessitating a rescue deal to minimise the impact of the fiasco. Moreover, there have been allegations of data manipulation in another private sector laboratory and possible falsification of evidence in a laboratory set up by a police force in an attempt to fill the gap left by the FSS. As to the future, appropriate laboratory regulation and inspection clearly has a part to play, but ironically 'quality management' adds an unnecessary and ever-increasing cost burden that may detract from quality. What is really needed are systems that combine public service and professional integrity with research and development. Involving investigators, coroners/medical examiners/judges, and prosecution and defence lawyers in educational fora would help build cross-professional co-operation and understanding.
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Forensic Sci Intjournal_title
Forensic science internationalauthors
Flanagan RJdoi
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.06.038subject
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2018-09-01 00:00:00pages
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0379-0738issn
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290pub_type
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