Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary
Gloucestershire Constabulary Forensic Services, County Police Headquarters, No.1 Waterwells, Waterwells Drive, Quedgeley, GL2 2AN, Gloucester, United Kingdom
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What this lab is accredited for
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UKAS certificate 7711 · 7 lines
| Line | Method | Matrix | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary Issue No: 023 Issue date: 01 October 2025; ison Fingerprint Enhancement A Address Local contact Forensic Analysis: Prism House Davy Way Quedgeley Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 2; IEC 17025 | - | - |
| 2 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; IEC 17025; SOP 3; SOP 1; SOP 14 | Any material which is capable of retaining friction ridge marks | - |
| 3 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; IEC 17025; In-House Method using; SOP 7; SOP 6 | Metal | See scope document |
| 4 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; IEC 17025; In-House Method for; In-House method using; SOP 11 | Any material which is capable of retaining friction ridge marks | - |
| 5 | - | Finger and Palm (Non-Cadaver); Marks; Ten Prints; MarksShow page textExtracted from the scope document; tables may not line up. View scope for the original. 7711
Accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Schedule of Accreditation
issued by
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
2 Pin e Tre e s, Ch e rts ey La n e , Sta ine s -u po n-Tha me s , TW18 3 HR, UK
Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary
Issue No: 023 Issue date: 01 October 2025
Testing performed by the Organisation at the locations specified
Assessment Manager: KM3 Page 5 of 7
Materials/Products tested Type of test/Properties
measured/Range of measurement
Standard specifications/
Equipment/Techniques used
Location
Code
FRICTION RIDGE DETAIL Forensic Analysis
Finger and Palm (Non-
Cadaver)
Analysis, comparison, and
evaluation of Friction Ridge Detail
as outlined below for the purpose
of:
- Criminal Investigation
- Elimination Databases
A
Marks
- CSI/FEL Recovered Lifts
from physical scenes
- CSI/FEL Photographs of
marks from physical scene
- Fingerprint Enhancement
Laboratory Photographs of
marks physical items
Comparison with Ten Prints
- Ink
- Livescan
Documented in house
procedures using visual
manual techniques:
- Fingerprint glass
- Reference collections
- Comparators (optical)
- Computer screen
- High Quality Printer
A
Ten Prints
- Ink
- Livescan
Comparison with Marks
- CSI/FEL Recovered Lifts from
physical scenes
- CSI/FEL Photographs of
marks from physical scenes
- Fingerprint Enhancement
Laboratory photographs of
marks from physical exhibits
Documented in house
procedures using visual
manual techniques:
- Fingerprint glass
- Reference collections
- Comparators (optical)
- High Quality Printer
A
FRICTION RIDGE DETAIL
Plantar (Non-Cadaver)
Marks
- CSI/FEL Recovered
Lifts from physical
scenes
- CSI/FEL
Photographs of
marks from physical
scene
- Fingerprint
Enhancement
Laboratory
Photographs of
marks from physical
items
Comparison with Reference Prints
- Ink
Documented in house
procedures using visual
manual techniques:
- Fingerprint glass
- Reference collections
- Comparators (optical)
- High Quality Printer
A | - |
| 6 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 | Finger, Palm and Plantar | - |
| 7 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; IEC 17025; SOP 01 | DIGITAL DEVICES AND DATA; Computers; Computers and digital storage devices; Hard disk drives; Solid state drives; Memory cards; USB flash drives; M.2; Data associated with the following: Microsoft Windows; MacOS | - |
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Location
Gloucestershire Constabulary Forensic Services, County Police Headquarters, No.1 Waterwells, Waterwells Drive, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 2AN, GB
51.81454, -2.27626
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