FIRMS Approval for Forensic Practitioners

The FIRMS Network now offers an Approval Procedure for forensic practitioners in the field of isotope forensics. Approval provides an assurance of Evidentiary Reliability and involves assessment against a set of criteria drawn up by the FIRMS Steering Group. The procedure followed and the criteria applied are set out in The FIRMS Network Approval Procedure and Regulatory Framework document.
Approved Practitioners will be listed as such on the FIRMS Web Site.

The service is being offered now but the FIRMS Network is currently seeking Certification to the standard ISO9001 for the Procedure. Once ISO9001 Certification has been obtained the documented Procedure and Framework will be made available on the FIRMS Web Site. Until that time controlled copies can be obtained on request.

Practitioners who are interested in gaining FIRMS Approval should, in the first instance, register that interest by contacting FIRMS.  An Initial Assessment Questionnaire will then be issued for completion by the candidate.

A list of FIRMS Approved Lead Practitioners is available online as pdf (download pdf)