Forensics body to move away from procurement and oversight

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Forensics body to move away from procurement and oversight

Shake-up of forensics follows Mackey review and ring-fenced funding from Home Office to complete six-year programme.

Date - 16th February 2022
By - Gary Mason

The procurement and oversight of national forensic systems used by forces will be transferred to BlueLight Commercial and the Police Digital Service (PDS) following a major review of how forces want forensics to operate in future. The strategic...

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