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<p>The Home Office has not issued any official guidance.</p><p>The identification
and interpretation of bruising is medical opinion and well established (see for example
<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2F22041123%2F&data=05%7C01%7CHOParliamentaryQuestions%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C3e57616bd53b42f5e23008db2484b8b6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638143924664062871%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6qefqaFmEOLwSA2qNdGfeHfFRxSsrOhs%2BbiOVkL4KzU%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Assessment of bruise age on dark-skinned individuals using tristimulus
colorimetry - PubMed (nih.gov)</a>) in terms of amount of force, type of impact and
longevity. Darker skin makes it more difficult but not impossible to examine. Various
light sources and other means can be used to reveal or enhance the information which
is a branch of forensic photography.</p>
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