9 February News Independent Review of the Criminal Courts: Part 2 forensic science regulator, Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, Sir Brian Leveson The Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, chaired by Sir Brian Leveson, has just published Part 2 of the Review with 135 recommendations, including some relating to expert evidence. The Review was commissioned by the government because of the backlogs that have developed in the criminal justice system.
28 January News Forensic Science Regulator Guidance on Forensic Science Activities: Interpretation and Communication guidance, forensic science regulator, 06. Rules and Regulations, Forensic science activities The Forensic Science Regulator has published new Guidance on Forensic Science Activities: Interpretation and Communication. The Guidance applies to all practitioners and sets out principles and expectations for interpretation and communications of observations from forensic science activities.
13 January News Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work forensic science regulator, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Family Procedure Rule Committee, Advocacy, Housing Condition Strategy Group, 06. Rules and Regulations, Online Procedure Rule Committee, Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, Competition Appeal Authority One of the key roles of the Expert Witness Institute (‘EWI’) is to ensure that policy, rule and regulatory changes are informed by the experience of our members, and the needs of the expert witness community and the wider justice system. In this update, we discuss key policy developments and our advocacy work over the last couple of months.
12 November News Fourth Amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 – November 2025 Criminal practice directions, forensic science regulator The Lady Chief Justice has issued the fourth amendment to the Criminal Practice Directions 2023 which includes changes to chapter 7 (Expert Evidence), including amendments to expert declarations of compliance.
23 September News Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work forensic science regulator, Civil Procedure Rule Committee, Transparency and Open Justice Board, Legal Aid, Expert Fees, Advocacy, Health Care Professions Council, Housing Condition Strategy Group, Scottish Justice Council, 06. Rules and Regulations One of the key roles of the Expert Witness Institute is to ensure that policy, rule and regulatory changes are informed by the experience of our members and the needs of the expert witness community and the wider justice system. In this update, we discuss our work in this area over the last 3 months.
16 September News Forensic Science Regulator issues updated Guidance on Declarations of Compliance and Non-Compliance with the Code of Practice forensic science regulator, FSR, Forensic Science Code of Practice, 06. Rules and Regulations The Forensic Science Regulator has updated its Guidance on Declarations of Compliance and Non-Compliance with the Forensic Science Regulator: Code of Practice.
15 February News Forensic Science Regulator consultation on the code of practice Consultation, forensic science, Code of Practice, forensic science regulator, 06. Rules and Regulations The Forensic Science Regulator is consulting on the draft for the development of version 2 of the forensic science code of practice.