Lords Science and Technology Committee report “Rebuilding forensic science for criminal justice: an urgent need.”

Collapsing forensic science system is a national scandal in the making, Lords warn.

The Committee’s report ‘Rebuilding forensic science for criminal justice: an urgent need’ reveals a forensic science system in crisis: a near monopolised, dysfunctional and fragile commercial market; inconsistent and poorly overseen in-house police provision; and a digital forensics backlog exceeding 20,000 devices that has barely improved for years. Even Ministers admit the system needs reform.

Read the full report and overview at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9424/forensic-science-followup/news/211878/collapsing-forensic-science-system-is-a-national-scandal-in-the-making-lords-warn/