Chief Constable of West Mercia Police
Headquarters Laboratory, Hindlip Hall, PO Box 55, WR3 8SP, Worcester, United Kingdom
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What this lab is accredited for
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UKAS certificate 7866 · 7 lines
| Line | Method | Matrix | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 | Any material capable of retaining friction ridge marks | - |
| 2 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017; Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice V2 FSA | Any material capable of retaining friction ridge marks | - |
| 3 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; ison with Ten Prints - Ink - Powder - Livescan Documented in house procedures utilising automated search techniques for initial screening to identify candidate items to go forward for manual comparison: - Ident 1; ison with Marks - CSI/FEL Recovered Lifts from physical scenes - CSI/FEL Photographs of marks from physical scenes - Fingerprint Enhancement Laboratory Recovered Lifts from physical items - Fingerprint Enhancement Laboratory photographs of marks from physical exhibits Documented in house procedures utilising automated search techniques for initial screening to identify candidate items to go forward for manual comparison: - Ident 1; IEC 17025 | FRICTION RIDGE DETAIL; Finger and Palm (Non-Cadaver); Marks; Ten Prints | - |
| 4 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 | Oil | - |
| 5 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 | DIGITAL DEVICES AND DATA; Computers; Computers and digital storage devices; Hard disk drives; Solid state drives; USB flash drives; Memory cards; Apple Mac-based computers; Windows/Linux-based computers; Data associated with the following: Microsoft Windows; macOS; Linux/Unix | - |
| 6 | Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice V2 FSA | DIGITAL DEVICES AND DATA; Mobile phones; Mobile phone handsets and tablets associated with the following operating systems: - Apple iOS - Apple iPadOS - Android - Non-smartphone proprietary systems; Memory cards associated with mobile phone handsets and tablets; (U)SIM cards | - |
| 7 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017; Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice V2 FSA | VIDEO MULTIMEDIA; Digital Video Recorders; Digital Storage Devices; Digital Images/Video | - |
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Location
Headquarters Laboratory, Hindlip Hall, PO Box 55, Worcester, WR3 8SP, GB
52.19118, -2.22066
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