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 20 June 2011.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Background
The inquiry
What is forensic science?
2 The forensics market
Forensic science provision in the UK
England and Wales
Scotland and Northern Ireland
Recent history of the FSS
Forensic science for profit?
Police expenditure
A shrinking market
Full costs of police internal forensics
National Forensic Framework Agreement
Commoditisation
Fragmentation
The next procurement framework
Financial position of the FSS
The transformation programme
Conclusions
3 Private and police forensic science provision
Quality standards
Private forensic science providers
Police forensic laboratories
Impartiality and independence
Powers of the Forensic Science Regulator
Input to the FSS closure decision
Transfer of FSS work and staff
Archives
4 Research and development (R&D)
Home Office Review of R&D
The Home Office's consideration of the impacts to R&D
UK forensic science R&D
Forensic science research in universities
Coordination
Skills
5 The decision to close the FSS
Consultation and evidence-gathering
Costs of closing the FSS
Alternatives to closure
Final conclusions
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex
Glossary
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of printed written evidence
List of additional written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Oral and written evidence 23 March 2011 30 March 2011 27 April 2011 Written evidence Additional (Unprinted) Written evidence
23 March 2011
30 March 2011
27 April 2011
Written evidence
Additional (Unprinted) Written evidence