There was a debate in the House of Commons on Monday evening (28th February 2012), lasting three hours, on the closure of the Forensic Science Service. The FSS is due to complete it’s closure at the end of March 2012 but the closure has caused significant controversy. You can read the Hansard report on the debate (which will have to be continued later this week) here…. (scroll down to column 81 for start of debate). More news as it happens – I will try and summarise the debate when I have had time to read it all!
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I look forward to reading your synopsis. I know British institutions are very thorough, lets see what they come up with.
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