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Month
Department
Member
Primary member
Answering member
Legislative stage
Legislation
Subject
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Publisher
Draft SI on Forensic Science Service Trading Fund (SI 1998/3197). Considered by Standing Committee. Agreed to on question.
Draft SI on Forensic Science Service Trading Fund (SI 1998/3197). Considered by Standing Committee. Agreed to on question.
Lead member
Lord Boateng
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings
Legislation
Forensic Science Service Trading Fund Order 1998
Subjects
Finance; Forensic science; Trading funds; Forensic Science Service
Date
3 December 1998
Reference
4th SC on DL
Chamber / Committee
Standing committees
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Committee of Public Accounts
Subjects
Executive agencies; Forensic science; Forensic Science Service
Commons Library location
CS 246
Date
16 November 1998
Reference
HC 1186-i 1997/98
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What plans he has to promote DNA technology for crime detection. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What plans he has to promote DNA technology for crime detection. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
Ian Gibson
(Labour)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 July 1998
For answer on
26 October 1998
Answered on
26 October 1998
Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to promote DNA technology for crime detection.
[53535]
Mr. Michael: The police are already making extensive use of DNA technology which is one of the biggest advances in solving crime.
The Forensic Science Service leads the world in pioneering new DNA techniques and is working closely with the police to ensure that
the technology is used effectively in crime detection. We are encouraging that work.
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Forensic science; Genetics; Police
Date
26 October 1998
Reference
53535; 318 c46W
House
House of Commons
Report by the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the Forensic Science Service Agency trading fund consultation. HO. 1998.
Report by the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the Forensic Science Service Agency trading fund consultation. HO. 1998.
Deposited by
Home Office
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Home Office
Committed on
26 October 1998
Originated on
20 October 1998
Received on
26 October 1998
Subjects
Executive agencies; Forensic science; Forensic Science Service
Commons Library location
Dep 98/1070
Lords Library location
HINF 98/2054
Date
26 October 1998
Reference
Dep 98/1070
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
Forensic Science Service
Laid on
23 July 1998
Notes
Received 03.08.98; Received 31.07.98
Subjects
Databases; Executive agencies; Forensic science; Genetics; Standards; Forensic Science Service
Commons Library location
CS 934
Date
23 July 1998
Reference
HC 878 1997/98
House
House of Commons
A review of the sixteen points fingerprint standard in England and Wales. Study extracted from the Journal of Forensic Investigation 46 (1) 1996. HO. [deposited 06.07.1998]
A review of the sixteen points fingerprint standard in England and Wales. Study extracted from the Journal of Forensic Investigation 46 (1) 1996. HO. [deposited 06.07.1998]
Type
Deposited papers
Committed on
8 July 1998
Originated on
1 January 1996
Received on
8 July 1998
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Fingerprints; Evidence; Forensic science; Identification of criminals
Commons Library location
Dep 98/705
Lords Library location
HINF 98/1541
Date
8 July 1998
Reference
Dep 98/705
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to establish a forensic science inspectorate. - Inc ref to 21 May 1998, 312 c449-50W.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to establish a forensic science inspectorate. - Inc ref to 21 May 1998, 312 c449-50W.
Asked by
Chris Mullin
(Labour)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 June 1998
For answer on
15 June 1998
Answered on
15 June 1998
Mr. Mullin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to establish a forensic science inspectorate;
and if he will make a statement. [45359]
Mr. Michael: As my right hon. Friend indicated in the answer he gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton, North (Ms Keeble)
on 21 May 1998, Official Report, columns 449-50, the Government considered three sets of proposals for oversight of forensic
science, including one by Professor Caddy recommending consideration of the establishment of any Inspectorate of Forensic Science
Services. In light of the progress made in recent years by the forensic science industry to promote quality and standards, including
the external accreditation of laboratories by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service and the British Standards Institute, we
believe that the forensic science community's own proposals to establish a Registration Council for Forensic Practitioners offers
the most practical way forward. The Government accordingly support the setting up of the Registration Council.
Subjects
Enforcement; Forensic science; Quality control; Standards; Forensic Science Practitioners Registration Council
Date
15 June 1998
Reference
314 c71W; 45359
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average time taken for fingerprint analysis to be carried out by the Forensic Science Service at the request of the police. - Inc figs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average time taken for fingerprint analysis to be carried out by the Forensic Science Service at the request of the police. - Inc figs.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 June 1998
For answer on
8 June 1998
Answered on
8 June 1998
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average time taken for fingerprint analysis to be
carried out by the Forensic Science Service at the request of the police. [44166]
Mr. Michael: It should be remembered that the Forensic Science Service (FSS) is involved in a minority of cases, where the
technology is complex and technical/chemical enhancement of fingerprints is requested, not in the vast bulk of routine cases. The
average turn around time (taken over the year 1997-98) is 50 days. Where a result is needed urgently, the FSS endeavours to respond
accordingly and fast-track responses are included in these overall figures.
Subjects
Fingerprints; Forensic science; Identification of criminals; Forensic Science Service
Date
8 June 1998
Reference
44166; 313 c435W
House
House of Commons
Statement on proposals from the forensic science community for the creation of a Registration Council for Forensic Practitioners. [HL 2043].
Statement on proposals from the forensic science community for the creation of a Registration Council for Forensic Practitioners. [HL 2043].
Asked by
Lord Merlyn-Rees
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Williams of Mostyn
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
21 May 1998
Answered on
21 May 1998
Subjects
Finance; Inspections; Enforcement; Forensic science; Qualifications; Professions; Quality control; Standards; Regulation; Government laboratories; Expert evidence; Forensic Science Practitioners Registration Council
Date
21 May 1998
Reference
HL 2043; 589 c191-2WA
House
House of Lords
Statement on what is his policy on proposals from the forensic science community for the creation of a Registration Council for Forensic Practitioners.
Statement on what is his policy on proposals from the forensic science community for the creation of a Registration Council for Forensic Practitioners.
Asked by
Sally Keeble
(Labour)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 May 1998
For answer on
21 May 1998
Answered on
21 May 1998
Ms Keeble: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his policy on proposals from the forensic science community
for the creation of a Registration Council for Forensic Practitioners; and if he will make a statement. [43620]
Mr. Straw: I am pleased to announce the Government's support for the creation of a Forensic Science Registration Council, in line
with the central recommendations made by the industry's own Working Group in December 1997. The Working Group, which was chaired by
Lord Lewis, was established following an initiative by the Forensic Science Service.
The Council's aim will be to promote and maintain high standards of competence, practice, discipline and ethics amongst forensic
science practitioners. It will be non-statutory, self-financing, self-regulating and independent, with input from users. The Council
will operate on a three tier basis, comprising:
a Council, to include legal, lay and expert members, and incorporating a disciplinary panel;
an Executive/Registration Board, which would set the criteria for registration and operate the register; and
Assessment Panels, which would assess qualifications and competence for each specialism within the forensic science community.
The Council will build on and incorporate existing expertise and infrastructure using the experience of a wide range of professional
bodies which already operate in this field.
While considering the Working Group's recommendations on this issue, the Government also looked at the other outstanding proposals
for the oversight of forensic science put forward by the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice (which reported in 1993) and by
Professor Caddy in his report of December 1996 into the contamination incident at the Forensic Explosives Laboratory. The Royal
Commission and Professor Caddy recommended the establishment of a Forensic Science Advisory Board and an Inspectorate of Forensic
Science Services respectively.
The Government considered all three sets of proposals very carefully. In light of the progress made in recent years by the forensic
science industry to promote quality and standards, including the external accreditation of laboratories by the United Kingdom
Accreditation Service and the British Standards Institute, we believe that the Registration Council offers the most practical way
forward. The Registration Council would undertake a number of the tasks proposed for the Advisory Board and Inspectorate, but would
do so in a way which complemented existing structures for maintaining standards in the industry. We share the view of the previous
Administration, as set out in their final response to the Royal Commission (published in June 1996), that there is no need for the
far wider remit envisaged for the two alternative oversight bodies. Many of the functions identified for the Advisory Board and
Inspectorate could be fulfilled effectively only with some form of statutory regulation which the Royal Commission itself did not
see as justified. The Government concur with this view.
It is important that any new arrangements for oversight command the support, not only of forensic practitioners, but the end users
of their services. I am pleased that the proposals to establish the Registration Council for Forensic Practitioners have received
the overwhelming support of the forensic science community, as well as considerable backing from those in the wider criminal justice
system.
Once fully established, the aim would be for registration with the Council to become expected of those presenting expert forensic
evidence in court. This would not preclude those who are unregistered from giving such evidence, although I believe such instances
will become rare. It will also remain open to the courts to hear evidence from non-registered persons whose expertise is in a field
outside the normal range of forensic science. As now, such decisions will remain a matter for the court to determine.
Although it is the intention that, once fully established, the Registration Council will be self-funded, the Government have agreed
that it will provide financial support to help with the start-up costs. Such funding will be for an initial period of two years.
The setting up of the Registration Council will be a significant step forward in further raising quality and standards in the
forensic science industry. Taken together with the other measures already taken by the industry, the Council will do much to enhance
the standing of forensic science in the criminal justice process.
Subjects
Finance; Inspections; Enforcement; Forensic science; Qualifications; Professions; Quality control; Standards; Regulation; Government laboratories; Expert evidence; Forensic Science Practitioners Registration Council
Date
21 May 1998
Reference
43620; 312 c449-50W
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
National Audit Office
Laid on
5 May 1998
Notes
Received 05.05.98
Subjects
Databases; Criminal investigation; Executive agencies; Evidence; Forensic science; Genetics; Identification of criminals; Police; Quality control; Standards; Security; Storage; Forensic Science Service; Criminology
Commons Library location
CS 243
Date
5 May 1998
Reference
HC 689 1997/98
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets he has set for the Forensic Science Service Agency for 1998-99.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets he has set for the Forensic Science Service Agency for 1998-99.
Asked by
Helen Clark
(Labour)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 April 1998
For answer on
29 April 1998
Answered on
29 April 1998
Mrs. Brinton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what targets he has set for the Forensic Science Service Agency
for 1998-99. [40529]
Mr. Straw: I expect the Forensic Science Service (FSS) Agency to continue to improve its efficiency and effectiveness during
1998-99.
The financial targets for 1998-99 are to recover full economic costs; to achieve a unit cost efficiency improvement over the three
years ending 1998-99 of 9 per cent.; to meet 90 per cent. of delivery dates agreed with customers; to maintain accreditation to the
National Measurement and Accreditation Service and the International Organisation for Standardisation 9001 standards and to audit
customer satisfaction through a biennial external survey.
The FSS is looking to increase output by 32 per cent. over the next two years to improve further its service to the criminal justice
system. This will mean the creation of around 300 jobs.
The FSS will also continue its pioneering research programme. Over the last two years around £6 million has been invested in new
developments, mainly in DNA services.
Subjects
Forensic science; Standards; Forensic Science Service
Date
29 April 1998
Reference
311 c134W; 40529
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quality control tests have been evaluated into DNA testing; and if he will publish the results.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quality control tests have been evaluated into DNA testing; and if he will publish the results.
Asked by
Robert Syms
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 April 1998
For answer on
28 April 1998
Answered on
28 April 1998
Mr. Syms: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what quality control tests have been evaluated into DNA testing; and
if he will publish the results. [39496]
Mr. Michael: The Home Office Forensic Science Service has carried out quality tests on its analysis of DNA since it was first used
in 1987. These are: testing and peer review of new methods before they are introduced, including scientific publication; regular
internal quality assurance trials; and personal competency testing. These are used for internal quality management purposes and are
made available to external quality assessors for the purposes of accreditation to International Organisation for Standardisation
(ISO) 9000 and United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) standards. Quality assurance trials for suppliers of information to the
National DNA database are not published but are similarly made available to external assessors. The results are also presented to
learned conferences in tabular form; control tests on an individual casework basis are also made available to the defence on
request.
Subjects
Blood; Forensic science; Genetics; Quality control; Screening; Testing
Date
28 April 1998
Reference
311 c93-4W; 39496
House
House of Commons