Forensic Science Regulator
Definition
A statutory or quasi-statutory body (in England and Wales, established formally under the Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021) that oversees quality standards for forensic science providers and expert witnesses, including requirements for accreditation and compliance with Codes of Practice.
Related terms
- CPD Part 35
- Part 35 of the English Civil Procedure Rules governing expert witnesses. Requires a written declaration of duty, disclosure of instructions, and a...
- Daubert standard
- The US federal evidentiary standard (Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 1993) requiring that expert testimony be based on scientifically valid methods with...
- Duty to the court
- The obligation of expert witnesses in UK proceedings (and, to varying degrees, in other jurisdictions) to assist the court with objective, unbiased...
- Frye standard
- The US legal test for admissibility of scientific evidence, originating from Frye v. United States (1923), which required that a technique be...
- Ikarian Reefer principles
- A set of guidelines from the English civil case National Justice Compania Naviera v. Prudential Assurance (1993), widely cited in English courts,...
Explained in
- The Expert Geologist: Qualification, Report, and AdmissibilityA statutory or quasi-statutory body (in England and Wales, established formally under the Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021) that oversees quality standards...