British Standards Institution

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Laboratory medicine. Other | | Mathematics. Natural sciences

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy & Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input into CEN/TC 419 and ISO/TC 272, and is also responsible for the preparation, publication and review of British Standards for forensic science services

Committee standards activity

In Progress (9)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 21043-5	Forensic Sciences. Part 5: Reporting Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 21043-4	Forensic Sciences. Part 4: Interpretation Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ISO 21043-3	Forensic Sciences. Part 3: Analysis and examination of material Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2020-11-26	Drafting
BS ISO 18385	BS ISO 18385 Minimizing the risk of human DNA contamination in products used to collect, store and analyze biological material for forensic purposes — Requirements Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS ENISO 21043-5	Forensic Sciences —. Part 5: Reporting Categories: Public comment begins : 2024-05-02	Public comment
BS ENISO 21043-4	Forensic Sciences —. Part 4: Interpretation Categories: Public comment begins : 2024-05-02	Public comment
BS ENISO 21043-3	Forensic Sciences —. Part 3: Analysis Categories: Public comment begins : 2024-05-02	Public comment
BS EN ISO 21043-2	Forensic sciences — Part 2: Recognition, recording, collecting, transport and storage of items Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-11-01	Drafting
BS EN ISO 21043-1	Forensic sciences — Part 1: Terms and definitions Categories: Mathematics. Natural sciences \| Public comment begins : 2024-05-03	Public comment

Published (3)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 18385:2016	Minimizing the risk of human DNA contamination in products used to collect, store and analyze biological material for forensic purposes. Requirements Categories: Published standard begins : 2016-02-03	Published standard
BS EN ISO 21043-2:2020	Forensic sciences. Recognition, recording, collecting, transport and storage of items Categories: Published standard begins : 2020-04-07	Published standard
BS EN ISO 21043-1:2018	Forensic Sciences. Terms and definitions Categories: Published standard begins : 2018-09-26	Published standard

Withdrawn (1)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 21043-2:2018	Forensic sciences. Recognition, recording, collecting, transport and storage of items Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2020-04-07	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Association of Forensic Service Providers
Committee Manager
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Forensic Institute Research Network
Forensic Science Northern Ireland
Forensic Science Regulator
Individual Capactiy - Forensic Geneticist and Operations Expert
King's Collage London
Metropolitan Police
S P A - Scottish Police Authority
The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences
United Kingdom Accreditation Service

Liaisons with other committees

Individual Capacity - Digital Forensics Expert
Individual Capacity - Fire Safety Science
Individual Capacity - Toxicology Expert
Liaison - IST/33

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

FSM/1 - Forensic Science Processes

Committee standards activity