Select Committee · Science and Technology Committee

Forensic science: follow-up

Status: Open Opened: 3 Nov 2025 1 report

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
3rd Report - Rebuilding forensic science for criminal justi… 17 Feb 2026 0 Responded

Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions
Date Witnesses
7 Jan 2026 Amanda-Jane Balfour · Home Office, Christophe Prince · Home Office, Sarah Jones MP · Home Office, Sarah Sackman KC MP · Ministry of Justice View ↗
9 Dec 2025 Dr Marc Bailey · Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Gary Pugh OBE, Matt Gantley · United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) View ↗
2 Dec 2025 Dr Paul Gibson · Lincolnshire Police, Jake Moore · Eset Cybersecurity, Jayne Meir · Northumbria Police, Jo Osborne · BlueLight Commercial, Professor Sarah Morris, Steve Rick · Forensic Analytics View ↗
25 Nov 2025 Fiona Douglas · Scottish Police Authority Forensic Services, Katy Thorne KC, Professor Claude Roux · Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney View ↗
18 Nov 2025 Dr Des Vanhinsbergh · Key Forensic Services, Dr Mark Pearse · Eurofins Forensic Services, Professor Ruth Morgan View ↗
11 Nov 2025 Professor Angela Gallop CBE, Professor Carole McCartney, Professor Niamh Nic Daeid View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
29 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from Sarah Jones MP, Minister of State for Policing and Crime, Home Offi…
29 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from Dr Mark Bailey, Forensic Science Regulator, ref Forensic Science In…
18 Nov 2025 To cttee Letter from Alison Fendley OBE, Executive Director, Forensic Archive, ref Foren…