Expert report content: issue 4 (FSR-G-200)
Forensic Science Regulator (England and Wales) · Issue 4; gov.uk page last updated 22 July 2024
Identifier: FSR-G-200
Access and status
Cost
Free
Free to read or download at source. No account, no purchase.
Status
Current
Current as at the verification date below. Standards and tools both move — confirm at source before you rely on it.
What it is
Guidance on the content of reports issued by expert witnesses in the criminal justice system of England and Wales, setting out the legal requirements for expert reports, requirements imposed by certain prosecuting authorities, and advice on applying them.
Who it is for, and when
Read it before you write a report that may be served in an English or Welsh criminal case, and use it as a checklist when reviewing an opponent's report. Its companion FSR-I-400 (Legal obligations: issue 8) sets out the statutory, case law and Criminal Procedure Rules obligations on the expert personally.
What it does not cover
It is jurisdiction-specific: it does not address US federal reporting under FRCP 26 or FRE 702, nor civil practice in England and Wales. It is also discipline-neutral, so it gives no digital-specific direction on how to present hashes, extraction scope or tool limitations.
Go to the source
Open at gov.uk (opens in a new tab)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/expert-report-content-issue-4
Details
- Type
- Standard or guidance
- Written for
- Working examinerLawyers and courtsWorking examiner, Lawyers and courts
- Publisher
- Forensic Science Regulator (England and Wales)
- Version verified
- Issue 4; gov.uk page last updated 22 July 2024
- Identifier
- FSR-G-200
- Topics
- reporting, expert-testimony, uk-practice, legal-admissibility
- Checked at source
- Standards are revised. Confirm the current revision with the publisher before citing this.
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