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Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police Issue No: 022 Issue date: 06 July 2021 Scientific Services Contact: Mr Ashley Beaumont Police Headquarters Tel: +44 (0)1480 422224 Woburn Road Fax: +44 (0)1480 422447 7594 Kempston E-Mail: [email protected] Bedfordshire Website: www.cambs.police.uk Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 MK43 9AX Testing performed by the Organisation at the locations specified Locations covered by the organisation and their relevant activities Laboratory locations: Location Activity As Below Delivery of the forensic services, listed below, through the Scientific Services Unit in collaboration with Bedfordshire Police, Hertfordshire Constabulary and Cambridgeshire Constabulary. Site activities performed away from the locations listed above: Location details Activity Location code Address Local contact Forensic Analysis A Cambridgeshire Constabulary Ashley Beaumont Hinchingbrooke Park Tel : +44 (0)1480 422224 Huntingdon Fax: +44 (0)1480 422447 Cambridgeshire E-Mail: [email protected] PE29 6NP Website: www.cambs.police.uk Address Local contact Forensic Analysis B Police Headquarters Ashley Beaumont Stanborough Road Tel : +44 (0)1480 422224 Welwyn Garden City Fax: +44 (0)1480 422447 Hertfordshire E-Mail: [email protected] AL8 6XF Website: www.cambs.police.uk Address Local contact Forensic Analysis C Police Headquarters Ashley Beaumont Woburn Road Tel : +44 (0)1480 422224 Kempston Fax: +44 (0)1480 422447 Bedfordshire E-Mail: [email protected] MK43 9AX Website: www.cambs.police.uk Assessment Manager: DK Page 1 of 8 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police 7594 Issue No: 022 Issue date: 06 July 2021 Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Testing performed by the Organisation at the locations specified Location details Activity Location code Address Local contact Forensic Analysis D Cambs Digital Forensic Unit Ashley Beaumont Thorpe Wood Police Station Tel : +44 (0)1480 422224 Thorpe Wood Fax: +44 (0)1480 422447 Longthorpe E-Mail: [email protected] Peterborough Website: www.cambs.police.uk Cambridgeshire PE3 6SD Address Local contact Forensic Analysis E Eastern Region Special Ashley Beaumont Operations Unit (ERSOU) Tel : +44 (0)1480 422224 Fax: +44 (0)1480 422447 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.cambs.police.uk Assessment Manager: DK Page 2 of 8 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police 7594 Issue No: 022 Issue date: 06 July 2021 Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Testing performed by the Organisation at the locations specified DETAIL OF ACCREDITATION Materials/Products tested Type of test/Properties Standard specifications/ Location measured/Range of Equipment/Techniques used Code measurement MARKS AND IMPRESSIONS Forensic Analysis The organisation has demonstrated adherence to the relevant requirements of the Forensic Science Regulators Code of Practice and Conduct in relation to their Forensic Activities Fingermarks Enhancement of Documented In-House Methods Any material which is capable fingermarks and palm using chemical and physical of retaining friction ridge marks marks enhancement techniques: - Ethanol based Acid A,B Treatments: Acid Black 1, Acid Violet 17 and Acid Yellow 7 (LT SOP 08a-08c) - Cyanoacrylate (CNA) A,B Fuming (LT SOP 01) - Ethanol based Basic Yellow A,B 40 (BY40) (SOP 02a-02b) - Ninhydrin (LT SOP 03a-03b) A,B - Physical Developer (PD) (LT A,B SOP 10a-10b) - Indandione (LT SOP 21b) A,B - Powdering Techniques: A,B aluminium, magnetic and non-magnetic (LT SOP 04a- 04c) - Gel Lifting (LT-SOP-019) A,B - Powder suspensions: iron, A,B carbon and titanium dioxide (LT SOP 05a-05b) - Solvent Black 3 (LT SOP 09) A,B Assessment Manager: DK Page 3 of 8 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police 7594 Issue No: 022 Issue date: 06 July 2021 Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Testing performed by the Organisation at the locations specified Materials/Products tested Type of test/Properties Standard specifications/ Location measured/Range of Equipment/Techniques used Code measurement MARKS AND IMPRESSIONS Forensic Analysis (cont’d) (cont’d) Fingermarks Enhancement of Documented In-House Methods Any material which is capable fingermarks and palm using visual and lighting of retaining friction ridge marks marks enhancement techniques: - White Light and Filtered A,B Sources (LT SOP11) - High Energy Light Sources (Crime lite and Laser) LT SOP 13, and 16 A,B LT SOP 12 B Fingermarks Enhancement of Documented In-House Methods for Any material which is capable fingermarks and palm imaging / digital capture : of retaining friction ridge marks marks - GL Scan (LT SOP 19) A,B - Digital SLR (LT SOP 20) A,B - DCS5 Imaging (LT SOP 22) A,B Developed fingerprint marks Determination of the Documented In-House methods A,B presence of friction using visual examination, (LT ridge characteristics for SOP17) the purpose of subsequent comparison Fingermark and palm mark Visual analysis, Documented In-House methods B friction ridge detail comparison and using visual examination, low power evaluation of recovered magnification, comparators, friction ridge detail with dimensional measurements and finger, thumb and palm reference databases. from: (FB SOP 15.2, 15.3, 15.4 and 15.5) - Known ink TENPRINTS - Known electronic TENPRINTS Opinion and Documented In-House methods B Interpretation using The evaluation of - Personal experience features between - Database Fingermark and palm (LQP 1.8 and 1.8 (E)) mark friction ridge detail Assessment Manager: DK Page 4 of 8 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police 7594 Issue No: 022 Issue date: 06 July 2021 Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Testing performed by the Organisation at the locations specified Materials/Products tested Type of test/Properties Standard specifications/ Location measured/Range of Equipment/Techniques used Code measurement MARKS AND IMPRESSIONS Forensic Analysis (cont’d) (cont’d) Footwear Coding of scene marks Documented in house method (FT C and prints taken from SOP 6.1) – reference to NFRC suspect system (National Footwear Reference Collection) Coding of Custody Documented in house method (FT C prints taken from SOP 6.2) – reference to NFRC suspect footwear using system (National Footwear gross features Reference Collection) Screening of suspect Documented in house method (FT C footwear by pattern type SOP 6.3) and size Enhancement of Documented in house method (FT C footwear marks SOP 6.1, 6.4 and 6.5) using recovered from scenes - lighting techniques - ESLA - gel lifting - gel scanning - powders Production of test marks Documented in house method (FT C from suspect footwear SOP 6.3) using - oil and black powder (dynamic) - Powdering Methods- aluminium flake and black granular (static) Footwear mark (physically or Assessment, Documented In-House method (FT C image) Comparison and SOP 6.3) using visual examination evaluation of footwear and dimensional measurements with scene marks Opinion and Documented In-House method (FT C Interpretation SOP 6.3) using The evaluation of the - Personal experience significance of any - Local Test Mark Collections matching and non- - NRFC database matching features between the footwear scene impression and reference/control footwear marks Assessment Manager: DK Page 5 of 8 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police 7594 Issue No: 022 Issue date: 06 July 2021 Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Testing performed by the Organisation at the locations specified Materials/Products tested Type of test/Properties Standard specifications/ Location measured/Range of Equipment/Techniques used Code measurement DIGITAL DEVICES AND Forensic Analysis DATA (cont’d) Closed circuit CCTV Recovery of CCTV Documented in-house method(s) B footage from digital (LQP 1.7 (D) FI) using: CCTV system by: - Manual interaction with CCTV Systems system and / or device - Export video - DVR Examiner (exporting files - Export video to Optical using CCTV Media and USB system, copying via digital output) - Physical capture and preservation of data Digital Video including CCTV Production of digital Documented in-house method(s) (FI- B footage stills (viewing and SOP-9.1) using: - Compact discs presentation purposes) - Siraview - Digital versatile discs - Range of CCTV proprietary - USB flash drives software players - Memory cards Digital Video including CCTV Digital video conversion Documented In-house method (FI- B footage (viewing and SOP-9.3) using: - DVD presentation purposes) - Snagit - CD - Siraview - USB media Multimedia - Adobe Premier cards) - Range of CCTV proprietary software players Assessment Manager: DK Page 6 of 8 Schedule of Accreditation issued by United Kingdom Accreditation Service 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HR, UK Chief Constable of Bedfordshire