SLR Forensics Ltd is a new company set up with the aim of optimising the benefits if forensic science in our particular area of expertise to the criminal justice system. Our specific area of expertise is the specialist development, recovery and interpretation of fingerprints and footwear marks composed of blood and also bespoke integrated fingerprint and DNA recovery strategies within the context of the case circumstances. We can provide police forces in England and Wales with specialist crime scene examination and consultancy working on targeted exhibits. We also offer consultancy services to defence barristers and solicitors. Our services include:  Specialised development and enhancement techniques for finger marks and footwear marks at scenes of crime and consultancy in customer facilities on targeted exhibits Provision of factual and interpretive evidence on fingerprints and footwear marks including examination and interpretation of fingerprints and footwear marks in blood. Crucially, was the fingerprint formed by a finger contacting an area of wet blood on a surface, was the fingerprint formed by a finger wet with blood contacting a surface or was the fingerprint formed by wet blood contacting a pre-existing non-blood finger mark  To provide a 24 hour scene advice and response service Defence examinations (development of latent marks and interpretation of marks in blood)  Provide expert evidence in court Conduct and publish research Provide lecturing services in the field of Forensic Science To work in partnership with the Police and other Forensic Providers to deliver the best possible outcome when fingerprint and footwear marks are required to be developed and the best possible interpretation of fingerprints and footwear marks in blood

I joined the laboratory as a Senior Research Fellow where I examined sequence variation within Short Tandem Repeat alleles at loci employed within multiplex DNA profiling systems. I then transferred to the Specialist Location and Recovery Unit (formerly the Serious Crime Unit) in 1996. My role in the SLR Unit was to provide interpretive and factual evidence on fingerprint and footwear marks both on exhibits submitted to the laboratory and at scenes of crime, particularly those composed of blood. The SLR Unit provided a year round national and international response for law enforcement agencies including the anti-terrorist branch. I provided senior investigating officers with advice on prioritising scene and exhibit examination and the need for scientist of other disciplines to attend a crime scene. I have been the lead SLR reporting officer at over 500 murder and terrorist scene of crime examinations both in the UK and abroad and many more cases submitted for examination at the laboratory and I have given evidence in court on numerous occasions. I am fully trained in selecting and labeling fingerprints and footwear marks for photography and subsequent comparison at crime scenes and in the laboratory. I provided training for other FSS scientist in the development and interpretation of finger and footwear marks in blood. I have provided SLR awareness training for crime scene managers and senior investigating officers and acted as a facilitator on the Crime Scene Managers course at CENTREX in Durham. I have initiated, and been involved in, a number of research projects since I joined the SLR Unit including the recovery of genomic DNA from human blood for PCR based profiling methods following chemical treatment for fingerprints and the development of the Multi-Metal Deposition technique for use in casework. I was also involved in developing and implementing DNA anti-contamination standard operating procedures and quality management within the Forensic Science Service.