A new Forensic Science Regulator will oversee how forensic science is used in crime investigations and court cases in England and Wales, with powers to set standards and require improvements.
A Bill to make provision for the appointment of the Forensic Science Regulator; to make provision about the Regulator and about the regulation of forensic science; and for connected purposes.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: Darren Jones, Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Introduced: 2020-02-05
Royal Assent: 2021-04-29