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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
Forensic Analysis (cont’d)
Computers
Computers and digital storage Physical capture and Documented in-house method(s) C, D, E devices preservation of data (DFU SOP 12.1 Capture and - Hard disk drives Preservation of Data from - Solid state drives Removable Media and DFU SOP - Memory cards 11.1 Exhibit Handling) - USB flash drives using: - EnCase - FTK Imager - Tableau T8u - Tableau T35u
Mobile phones
Mobile phone handsets and Physical capture and Documented in-house method (DFU C,D,E tablets associated with the preservation of data SOP 12.3) following operating systems: using: - Google Android - UFED 4PC - Non-smartphone - XRY proprietary systems
Mobile phone handsets and Logical capture and Documented in-house method (DFU C,D,E tablets associated with the preservation of data SOP 12.3) following operating systems: using: - Apple iOS - UFED 4PC - Google Android - XRY - Non-smartphone - Manual examination proprietary systems - 3rd party software (Passcode interaction only)
Processing of data Documented in-house method (DFU SOP 12.3) using: - UFED Physical Analyser - XAMN
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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
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
(U)SIM cards Logical capture Documented in-house method (DFU preservation of data SOP 12.3) using: - XRY
Memory cards associated with Physical capture and Documented in-house method(s) C,D,E mobile phone handsets and preservation of data (DFU SOP 12.3) tablets using: - FTK (DD only)
Processing of data Documented in-house method(s) C,D,E (DFU SOP 12.3) using: - UFED Physical Analyser
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