Forensic Science: Digital Technology
Home Department
Written answers and statements, 5 November 2009
James Brokenshire (- Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Hornchurch, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the time taken by forensic teams to process (a) computer data and (b) other digital evidence; what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of models for forensic triage in relation to digital evidence; and if he will make a statement.
Alan Campbell (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Tynemouth, Labour)
No information is collected centrally on the time taken by police forces or forensic service providers to process forensic evidence contained on computers and other digital media.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) e-crime strategy published in May 2009 includes work on the development of forensic triage, which is being taken forward by ACPO.