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Guidance: DNA contamination controls: forensic medical examinations (FSR-GUI-0017)

Forensic Science Regulator

January 21
13:57 2025

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Guidance for forensic healthcare practitioners on how to minimise DNA contamination in the forensic medical examination process in settings used routinely for sexual assault examinations and police custody.

This document replaces FSR-G-207: The control and avoidance of contamination in forensic medical examinations, which you can access at the National Archives.

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Published 23 January 2024
Last updated 21 January 2025 +show all updates
  1. Added a link to archived FSR-G-207.

  2. First published.

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