The Codes of Practice and Conduct for Forensic Science Investigators, providers and practitioners is about ensuring quality standards are upheld to the highest order to the codes set out in the document. This code of Practice also set out the additional requirements requirement for accreditation is provided, particularly for digital forensics, firearms classification, drugs and toxicology.

This document has been written to assist organisations with understanding and interpreting the requirements of the standards, particularly BS/EN ISO/IEC 17025.

When the provisions in the Codes are fully implemented by all forensic science providers and practitioners and are understood by all end users, the potential for a forensic science quality failure to cause a miscarriage of justice will be substantially reduced and will provide a clear indication to customers and the public of what to expect.

It is important to note that forensic science quality framework does not operate in isolation and therefore it has been recommended that all interested parties in the  all forensic science space should read the appendices to the Codes (FSR-C- series) and guidance documents (FSR-G-series) relevant to their areas of expertise, and also the general guidance document on cognitive bias effects (FSR-G-217). The forensic science quality framework does not operate in isolation.