Report Summary
This report provides members of the Forensic Services Committee with an overview of Forensic Services Directors Report.
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Meeting
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Forensic Services Committee - 7 August 2025
Date : 07 August 2025
Location : Online
Police Strategy Forum
Over the 17th and 18th June, I attended the Police Strategy Forum held in Gloucestershire and chaired by the Chief Constable of South Wales Police, Jeremy Vaughan, the Chair of the NPCC Science and Innovation Committee. The event included discussion around a range of areas including the use of artificial intelligence in policing, maximising value around data analytics, the power of multi-agency collaboration in tackling crime and the future of cybercrime and digital forensics.
I chaired a workshop titled “Reforming Forensic Science with Collaborative Models” focussing on the integrated and collaborative model of forensic science provision in Scotland and insights and learning particularly following challenges in forensic toxicology provision.
