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Fingerprint service reform announced | Quote: | Fingerprint service reform announced
21st April 2006
The Scottish Executive has announced an action plan which it says will ensure the troubled Scottish Fingerprint Service (SFS) delivers a world-class service.
The 25 point plan was drawn up by Deputy Chief Constable David Mulhern, interim chief executive of the Scottish Police Services Authority, and addresses all aspects of the SFS's work from science and processes through to the organisational culture of the service.
Key aspects of the plan include the integration of the SFS into the Scottish Forensic Science service, the review of verification processes and leadership culture and the introduction of the non-numeric fingerprint standard, which is seen internationally as being the definitive standard for fingerprints.
Deputy Chief Constable Mulhern said: "Much good work has been done to take the Scottish Fingerprint Service forward since 2000. The action plan takes stock of those changes and the service as it stands today, and seeks to identify further areas for development. It is rightly ambitious and will present a number of significant challenges to the organisation and its staff. However, both have consistently demonstrated their willingness to embrace change and I am confident this will continue as we strive to improve the service further.
"Experts in fingerprints, forensic science, human resources, organisation change and the legal profession have and will continue to play an important part in supporting this work. They will ensure the action plan is implemented in full and delivers the high standard of service which we all desire."
Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson welcomed Mulhern's submission: "I am determined to ensure that the Scottish Fingerprint Service is recognised - at home and abroad - as truly world class. It must have the full confidence of those it serves - the public and criminal justice system. This action plan will help achieve those aims by building on the improvements introduced since 2000 and developing fingerprinting as an integrated part of the new Scottish Forensic Science Service.
"In preparing this comprehensive action plan, David Mulhern has sought the expertise of leading international fingerprint experts who will continue to make an important contribution towards its implementation. He has also taken account of the needs of staff working within the service so that their views, training and development are placed at the heart of this improvement process.
"A copy of the plan has been sent today to the Parliament's Justice 1 Committee and I will be reporting back to Parliament during the year ahead." |
http://www.holyrood.com/nav/news/stories/story.asp?story=just128
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Abieuan
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We may be able to have full confidence of the Fingerprint Service in the future, but we still don't know why it failed before with McKee.
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SLG
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It's looking a bit like they've gotten away without much of an investigation.
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