Public Accounts - Fourth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 December 2003.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

1 The time taken to examine forensic evidence

Timeliness performance

Consistency across laboratories and police forces

DNA analysis

2 Communication with customers

Communicating delays

Impact on the criminal justice system

Police training

Relationship with the police

3 The implications of public-private partnership status

Financial analysis  

Custodianship of the National DNA Database

Restructuring

Formal minutes

Witnesses

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

15 September 2003

List of written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts Session 2003-04

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Prepared 27 January 2004