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Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police

Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw, M11 2NS, Manchester, United Kingdom

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UKAS 4470ISO/IEC 17025Register refreshed 2026-11-06

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UKAS certificate 4470 · 11 lines

LineMethodMatrixRange
1ISO/IEC 17025:2017--
2ISO/IEC 17025:2017; Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice V2Blood-
3ISO/IEC 17025:2017FIBRES; FIREARMS; Ammunition; cartridges; spent ammunition-
4ISO/IEC 17025:2017; Firearms Act 1968; NABIS-OP-03; NABIS-OP-006; NABIS-OP-007; NABIS-OP-011; NABIS-OP-04; NABIS-OP-012FIREARMS; Ammunition; Firearms-
5ISO/IEC 17025:2017Firearms; ammunition; Electrical Shock Devices-
6Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice V2 FSAFingermarks; Any material which is capable of retaining friction ridge marks-
7ISO/IEC 17025:2017; Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice V2 FSA-See scope document
8ISO/IEC 17025:2017; Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice V2 FSANon-porous surfaces that are not susceptible to damage or delamination during the application and removal of the gel lifter; Developed fingerprint marks-
9-Finger and Palm (Non-Cadaver); Marks; Ten Prints
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4470 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 Greater Manchester Police Issue No: 037 Issue date: 01 October 2025 Testing performed by the Organisation at the locations specified Assessment Manager: KC Page 9 of 11 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 VH Marks - CSI/FEL Recovered Lifts from physical scenes - CSI/FEL Photographs of marks from physical scene - Fingerprint Enhancement Laboratory Recovered Lifts from physical items - Fingerprint Enhancement Laboratory Photographs of marks from Chem lab from physical items Comparison with Ten Prints - Ink - Powder - Livescan VH Ten Prints - Ink - Powder - Livescan Comparison 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 exhibit Documented in house procedures (FU-WI-001) using visual manual techniques: - Fingerprint glass - Reference collections - Comparators (optical) - Mark enhancement software - FISH - High Quality Printer VH
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10ISO/IEC 17025:2017Finger and Palm (Non-Cadaver)-
11ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2; IEC 17025; in-house method usingDIGITAL DEVICES AND DATA; Computers; Computers and digital storage devices; Computers and digital storage devices: Apple Mac-based computers; Computers and digital storage devices-

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Location

Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2NS, GB

53.47949, -2.24511

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