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Appendix 2: List of witnesses

Evidence is published online at https://www.parliament.uk/forensic-science-lords-inquiry and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).

Evidence received by the Committee is listed below in chronological order of oral evidence session and in alphabetical order. Those witnesses marked with ** gave both oral evidence and written evidence. Those marked with * gave oral evidence and did not submit any written evidence. All other witnesses submitted written evidence only.

Oral evidence in chronological order

*	Professor Tim Thompson, Professor of Applied Biological Anthropology, Teesside University	QQ 1–12
*	Dr Karl Harrison, Lecturer in Forensic Archaeology, Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University
*	Dr Sarah Morris, Lecturer in Forensic Computing, Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University
**	Mark Burns-Williamson OBE, Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire, Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC)	QQ 13–20
**	Chief Constable James Vaughan, Chief Constable of Dorset Police, lead on forensics for the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
**	Jo Ashworth OBE, Programme Director, National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Transforming Forensics Programme
*	Dr Itiel Dror, Senior Cognitive Neuroscience Researcher, University College London	QQ 21–32
**	Dr Christopher Lawless, Associate Professor, Durham University
**	Adrian Foster, Chief Crown Prosecutor, Crown Prosecution Service	QQ 33–42
*	Chris Henley QC, Chair, Criminal Bar Association
*	Abigail Bright, Junior Representative, Criminal Bar Association
**	Professor Niamh Nic Daéid, Director of Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, Dundee University	QQ 43–53
**	Professor Dame Sue Black, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Engagement, Lancaster University
*	Professor Carole McCartney, Reader in the School of Law, Northumbria University	QQ 54–67
*	Professor David Ormerod QC, Chair in Criminal Law, University College London and Law Commissioner for England and Wales
**	Paul Hackett, Group Managing Director, Key Forensic Holdings Ltd	QQ 68–80
**	David Hartshorne, Managing Director, Cellmark Forensic Services
**	Dr Mark Pearse, Commercial Director, Eurofins Forensic Services
**	Danyela Kellett, Forensic Services Manager, Lancashire Constabulary	QQ 81–89
*	Carolyn Lovell, Head of Operations—Crime Scene Investigation, Hampshire Constabulary
*	David Tucker, Faculty Lead, College of Policing
**	Dr Julie Maxton CBE, Executive Director, Royal Society	QQ 90–98
**	Andrew Rennison, Commissioner, Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC)
**	Emily Bolton, Founder and Legal Director, Centre for Criminal Appeals
**	Tom Nelson OBE, Director of Forensic Sciences, Scottish Police Authority	QQ 99–109
**	Stan Brown CBE, Chief Executive, Forensic Service Northern Ireland (FSNI)
**	Anthony Harbinson, Forensic Services Leadership Board (FSLB) of Northern Ireland
**	Dr Anya Hunt, CEO, Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences	QQ 110–122
**	Angus Marshall, Director and Principal Scientist, n-gate Ltd
**	Dr David Schudel, Forensic Scientist, Keith Borer Consultants
*	Mark Stokes, Head of Digital, Cyber and Communications Forensics Unit, Metropolitan Police	QQ 123–131
*	Dr Jan Collie, Managing Director and Senior Forensic Investigator, Discovery Forensics
**	Professor Peter Sommer, Professor of Digital Forensics, Birmingham City University
*	Paul Harris, Senior Partner, Edward Fail, Bradshaw & Waterson Solicitors	QQ 132–146
*	Michael Caplan QC, Consultant, Criminal Litigation, Kingsley Napley LLP
*	Sarah Whitehouse QC, Barrister, 6KBW College Hill
**	Rebecca Endean, Director of Strategy, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)	QQ 147–155
**	Lorraine Turner, Business Development and Technical Director, United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)	QQ 156–175
**	Katherine Monnery, Forensic Accreditation Specialist, United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
**	Sara Walton, Governance and Resilience Market Development Manager, British Standards Institution (BSI)
**	Steve Brunige, Head of Industry and Government Engagement, British Standards Institution (BSI)
*	Lord Hughes of Ombersley, former Justice of the Supreme Court	QQ 176–181
*	His Honour Judge Wall QC, Circuit Judge
*	Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice
*	Dr Sheila Willis, National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States	QQ 182–197
**	Dr Gillian Tully, Forensic Science Regulator	QQ 198–213
*	Professor Claude Roux, Director of Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, and President of the International Association of Forensic Sciences	QQ 214–221
**	The Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP, Minister of State, Home Office	QQ 222–229
**	Professor John Aston, Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office
**	Christophe Prince, Director of Data and Identity within the Crime, Policing and Fire Group, Home Office
*	Lucy Frazer QC MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice	QQ 230–240
*	Fiona Rutherford, Deputy Director of Legal Aid Strategy and Policy, Ministry of Justice
*	Matthew Gould, Deputy Director of Criminal Courts and Criminal Law Policy, Ministry of Justice

Alphabetical list of all witnesses

	ADS Group	FRS0026
	Alan Turing Institute	FRS0030
	Alere Forensics	FRS0016
	Analytical Services International (ASI)	FRS0069
**	Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) (QQ 13–20)	FRS0083
**	Professor Dame Sue Black, Lancaster University (QQ 43–53)	FRS0008
*	Abigail Bright, Junior Representative, Criminal Bar Association (QQ 33–42)
**	British Standards Institution (BSI) (QQ 156–175)	FRS0103
	Professor Fiona Brookman and Dr Helen Jones	FRS0106
	Dr Gordon Burrow	FRS0092
*	Michael Caplan QC, Consultant, Criminal Litigation, Kingsley Napley LLP (QQ 132–146)
	Professor John Cassella and Dr Anna Williams	FRS0024
**	Cellmark Forensic Services (QQ 68–80)	FRS0071
**	Centre for Criminal Appeals (QQ 90–98)	FRS0068
**	Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (QQ 110–122)	FRS0025
*	College of Policing (QQ 81–89)
**	Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) (QQ 90–98)	FRS0020
**	Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) (QQ 33–42)	FRS0097
*	Discovery Forensics Ltd (QQ 123–131)
*	Dr Itiel Dror, Senior Cognitive Neuroscience Researcher, University College London (QQ 21–32)
	Adrian Dupre-Picken	FRS0003
	Professor Gary Edmond	FRS0022
	Garry England	FRS0076
	Eurofins Forensic Imagery Team	FRS0027
**	Eurofins Forensic Services (EFS) (QQ 68–80)	FRS0063
	Forensic Access	FRS0066
	Forensic Equity Ltd	FRS0039
	Forensic Geoscience Group	FRS0012
**	Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) (QQ 99–109)	FRS0006
**	Forensic Services Leadership Board (FSLB) of Northern Ireland (QQ 99–109)	FRS0052
	Forensic Video Services	FRS0010
	Angela Forshaw	FRS0046
	Professor Simona Francese	FRS0049
	Robert Green OBE	FRS0031
	Dr Martin Hall	FRS0037
*	Hampshire Constabulary (QQ 81–89)
	Dr Suzanne Harkins	FRS0047
*	Paul Harris, Senior Partner, Edward Fail, Bradshaw & Waterson Solicitors (QQ 132–146)
*	Dr Karl Harrison, Lecturer in Forensic Archaeology, Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University (QQ 1–12)
	Professor David Hawksworth CBE	FRS0090
*	Chris Henley QC, Chair, Criminal Bar Association (QQ 33–42)
**	Home Office (QQ 222–229)	FRS0085
	Christopher Hughes OBE	FRS0088
*	Lord Hughes of Ombersley (QQ 176–181)
	Infra Tech Forensics (Video) Ltd	FRS0028
	Inns of Court College of Advocacy	FRS0089
	Inside Justice	FRS0004
	Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators (ITAI)	FRS0023
	IntaForensics Ltd	FRS0036
	International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)	FRS0033
	James Hutton Institute	FRS0042
	Dr Helen Jones and Professor Fiona Brookman	FRS0106
	Keele University	FRS0081
**	Keith Borer Consultants (QQ 110–122)	FRS0061
**	Danyela Kellett (QQ 81–89)	FRS0035
	Dr Paul Kelly	FRS0091
**	Key Forensic Services Ltd (QQ 68–80)	FRS0048
	King’s College London (King’s Forensics)	FRS0045
	Knowledge Transfer Network Forensic Special Interest Group (FoSciSIG)	FRS0040
	Lancashire Forensic Science Academy	FRS0054
**	Dr Christopher Lawless, Durham University (QQ 21–32)	FRS0007 FRS0096
	Dr Sandra Lean	FRS0013
**	Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (QQ 45–53)	FRS0079 FRS0100
*	Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice (QQ 176–181)
	Alastair Logan OBE	FRS0080
**	Angus Marshall, n-gate Ltd (QQ 110–122)	FRS0019
	Peter Martin	FRS0017
**	Dr Julie Maxton CBE (QQ 90–98)	FRS0095
*	Professor Carole McCartney, Northumbria University (QQ 54–67)
	Dr Wolfram Meier-Augenstein	FRS0032
	Peter Merrill	FRS0021
**	Metropolitan Police Service (QQ 123–131)	FRS0064
	Millington Hingley Ltd	FRS0075
*	Ministry of Justice (QQ 230–240)
*	Dr Sarah Morris, Lecturer in Forensic Computing, Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University (QQ 1–12)
	Dr Geoffrey Stewart Morrison	FRS0074
	National Ballistics Intelligence Service	FRS0043
**	National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) (QQ 13–20)	FRS0053
**	National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Transforming Forensics Programme (QQ 13–20)	FRS0070
	NCC Group	FRS0044
	Leisa Nichols-Drew	FRS0062
	Northumbria University Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies	FRS0038
	Northumbria University Forensic Science Unit	FRS0050
	Nottingham Trent University	FRS0011
*	Professor David Ormerod QC, Chair in Criminal Law, University College London and Law Commissioner for England and Wales (QQ 54–67)
	Andrew Postlethwaite	FRS0072
	Randox Testing Services	FRS0099
	Karen Richmond	FRS0101
	Professor Paul Roberts	FRS0015
*	Professor Claude Roux, Director of Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, and President of the International Association of Forensic Sciences (QQ 214–221)
**	Royal Society (QQ 90–98)	FRS0094
	Royal Statistical Society	FRS0086
	Science and Justice Research Interest Group (RIG), Northumbria University	FRS0051
**	Scottish Police Authority (QQ 99–109)	FRS0084
	Serious Fraud Office	FRS0029
	Dr Sara Short	FRS0018
	Society for Applied Microbiology	FRS0056
**	Professor Peter Sommer (QQ 123–131)	FRS0009 FRS0098
	Karen Squibb-Williams	FRS0087
	Strathclyde University	FRS0060
*	Professor Tim Thompson, Professor of Applied Biological Anthropology, Teesside University (QQ 1–12)
**	Dr Gillian Tully (QQ 198–213)	FRS0057 FRS0107
**	UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) (QQ 147–155)	FRS0105
**	United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) (QQ 156–175)	FRS0014 FRS0102 FRS0104
	University College London (UCL) Centre for the Forensic Sciences	FRS0041
	University of Edinburgh	FRS0067
	University of Leicester	FRS0082
	University of Portsmouth (Forensic Innovation Centre)	FRS0058
	University of Reading, School of Biological Sciences	FRS0055
	Verden Forensics	FRS0005
	Visionations	FRS0108
*	His Honour Judge Wall (QQ 176–181)
	John Welch	FRS0034
*	Sarah Whitehouse QC, Barrister, 6KBW College Hill (QQ 132–146)
	Dr Anna Williams and Professor John Cassella	FRS0024
*	Dr Sheila Willis, National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States (QQ 182–197)
	Professor Patricia Wiltshire	FRS0078
	WMG University of Warwick	FRS0093
	Professor Jessica Woodhams (and Dr Kari Davies, Dr Matthew Tonkin and Dr Amy Burrell)	FRS0073

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