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<p>The Government is committed to ensuring that appropriate quality standards are
met across the system and supports the Forensic Science Regulator’s call for police
forces to achieve accreditation for a range of forensic techniques. However, the commissioning
of forensic tests is an operational matter for the police and the Home Office does
not collect information on the number of specimen examined within laboratories of
any kind not in compliance with ISO 17025.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information
on the number of laboratories of all kind accredited to ISO 17020 or ISO 17025, but
this information can be accessed through the website of the UK Accreditation Service:
<a href="https://www.ukas.com/browse-accredited-organisations/?org_cat=2242&&parent=&&type_id=2"
target="_blank">https://www.ukas.com/browse-accredited-organisations/?org_cat=2242&&parent=&&type_id=2
</a></p><p>In her latest annual report, published on 15 March 2019, the Forensic Science
Regulator set out her view of the national picture for accreditation. The report can
be accessed through the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/786137/FSRAnnual_Report_2018_v1.0.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/786137/FSRAnnual_Report_2018_v1.0.pdf</a></p>
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