FORENSIC SCIENCE AND BEYOND: AUTHENTICITY, PROVENANCE AND ASSURANCE
This report is about the power of analytical science and its many applications. It starts with forensics – the use of analytical science to assist the courts with issues such as identity and identification. But the power of forensic analysis has the ability to deliver benefits to society that go far beyond the Criminal Justice System. This report explores the many ways in which we can use analytical scientific tools, combined with the approaches and skills of the forensic scientist, to reap the rewards of these benefits. Why produce a report about forensic science and its broad applications now? The majority of the advice to the government from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser falls into three domains. These are:
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the identification of emerging technology and advice on how government can derive greatest benefit for the economy, policymaking and delivery of government services;
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the provision of evidence supporting the development of government policy; and
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support for national resilience and security.
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