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Last year I analysed the police's responses in all the parliamentary committees on #forensic science. I produced a video I hoped would be useful if we ever have another parliamentary enquiry or if journalists decided to look into these issues again.
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My goal was to show that the police responses are predictable and present a remarkably weak argument to justify their defunding of #forensic science. I hope the APPG ( fyi @ctmccartney) watch at least some of it before they question police witnesses and the FSR. /2
@ctmccartney As for us experts, everyone needs to start calling out their BS by countering it with real life examples. Please watch some of my long winded nonsense, you may find it useful when drafting your responses to the APPG. /3
#DFIR community do you think its fair that your area of expertise is being used to justify fewer physical forensic submissions? Just how good are the police with digital forensics from crime scene to court? /4 /ends

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I've been asked why the govt announcements of new austerity measures is so bad for private #forensic science providers /1
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I've been thinking about how we could test any models proposed to fill that void. If I or anyone else came up with a model - how could we test it to assess whether it was any good or better than what we have now? /2
my process in doing so called to mind Tony Benn's 5 questions on democracy and I thought perhaps I could articulate tests for such a model in similar way /3 Image
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thread - Future state of #forensic science provision in england and wales, a tale of three reports /1
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*England and Wales - /2
House of Lords report publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201719/ld… recommend a National Institute for Forensic Science and a Forensic Science Board both independent from policing /3
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