Written Question·Home Office·UIN 68682
Forensic Science
Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of outsourced forensics contracts.
Answer
Dan JarvisThere has always been a mixed model of forensic provision in England and Wales, with some work done in-house by police forces and some contracted to the commercial sector.Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables are responsible for procuring fo...
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