Title page
Contents
Ministerial Foreword 5
National Policing Lead for Forensics Foreword 6
Executive Summary 7
Introduction 9
A National Approach to Forensic Science Delivery 14
Legitimacy of Forensic Science 15
Forensic Supply Chain 17
Lean and Transparent Governance 18
Skills, Knowledge and Capability 19
Innovation and Continuous Improvement 21
Next Steps 24
List of Acronyms 25
Acknowledgements 26
Figure 1 - Number and percentage of burglary and vehicle theft crime scenes attended by a crime scene investigator in England and Wales, 2005/06-2014/15 12
Figure 2 - Trennds in forennsic spendinng categoriees: estimatees £m in Enngland and WWales 2009/10-2015/16 12
Figure 3 - Current Forensic Science Governance and Oversight 18
Figure 4 - Embedding innovation in the national approach 22