A2LA / UKAS / ANAB
Definition
National accreditation bodies: A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) and ANAB in the US; UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) in the UK. They assess laboratories against ISO 17025 and issue accreditation.
Related terms
- ISO/IEC 17025
- The international standard for testing and calibration laboratories, published jointly by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission. It...
- ISO/IEC 27037
- An international standard providing guidelines for the identification, collection, acquisition, and preservation of digital evidence. Published by ISO in 2012. Used by...
- OSAC
- Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science: established by NIST and DOJ in 2014, it develops consensus forensic standards through structured...
- SWGDE
- Scientific Working Group for Digital Evidence. A US multi-agency body that publishes consensus best-practice documents for digital forensic disciplines, including image authentication,...
- SWGIT
- Scientific Working Group for Imaging Technologies (US); publishes multi-section guidelines on crime-scene photography, digital imaging, and specialised photographic techniques for law enforcement.
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- SWGDE and SWGIT Standards for Digital and Imaging EvidenceNational accreditation bodies: A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) and ANAB in the US; UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) in the...