The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) has been providing Latin American and Caribbean Member States with technical assistance to improve capabilities for small arms control, including law enforcement training to combat illicit trafficking, legal reforms, stockpile management and the destruction of obsolete and confiscated weapons and ammunition. As part …
PFS and the Forensic Watch Conference (Warsaw)
PFS member Sue Pope took part in the Forensic Watch conference in Warsaw on 24th March, discussing the impact on forensic experts of the imminent changes to the Polish legal system (http://www.forensicwatch.pl)
Not guilty verdict in Bermuda attempted murder case in which PFS’ Angela Shaw provided crucial GSR evidence
Blaine Simmons, 20, charged with shooting a man in Somerset, Bermuda, has been found not guilty by a jury after a three week trial at the Supreme Court in Bermuda. Mr Simmons had denied attempting to murder Lo’Torean Durrant, 23, and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence in the incident on March 19, 2013. The verdict comes almost …
PFS attend International Conference
PFS members Ian Evett and Sue Pope attended the 2014 meeting of the International Conference on Forensic Inference and Statistics in Leiden, giving a presentation on ‘The ramifications of the Dlugosz judgment’
PFS Director Gill Tully appointed as UK’s Forensic Science Regulator
We are delighted to announce that PFS Director Dr Gill Tully has been appointed as the new Home Office Forensic Science Regulator. Gill’s knowledge of the industry, understanding of the value of forensic science and her qualities as a leader are sure to have a very positive impact. Gill expects to take the three year appointment up in November at …
Training workshop in awareness of the new DNA 17 multiplexes
PFS in conjunction with The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences are looking to hold a half day workshop in September 2014. The workshop will be focussed on awareness regarding the implementation of the new DNA17 multiplexes for use in DNA profiling tests in the UK. The half day workshop will be relevant to those interested in understanding the background to the …
Kuwait Visit
Gill Tully and Kevin Sullivan presented to the General Department of Criminal Evidence (GDCE) in Kuwait. PFS seminar on Forensic Genetics: Quality, Accreditation & Interpretation Considerations. [divider]
PFS Present at UCL Centre
PFS experts are giving a series of presentations at UCL Centre for Forensic Sciences Thursday Seminars – Julie Allard, Sue Pope and David Baldwin have presented to date, more to come! Gill Tully explained how to take R&D to market at the Forensic Science Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting ‘Public funding for R&D’.
PFS Present at FSSoc Conference
Gill Tully, Kevin Sullivan and Sue Pope presented at the FSSoc conference on Forensic Horizons 2013 in Manchester on 6-8 November; Julie Allard also attended; Gill and Kevin chaired sessions and discussion panels.
International Development of China
Sue Pope of PFS visited Chengdu, China on 16-17 October to present at a meeting on the International Development of China in DNA Technology, together with Life Tech.