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Forensic Science

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve forensics as part of speeding up criminal investigations.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve forensics as part of speeding up criminal investigations.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Fair and efficient police investigations and outcomes depend on the timely delivery of high-quality forensic science.We are working with PCCs, Chief Constables, the Forensic Science Regulator and other leaders in forensic science to ensure forensic servic...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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