FFLM Position Statements

Below are the FFLM’s organisational position statements on a range of topics relating to forensic and legal medicine.

FFLM Endorsement of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Further Position Statement on Physician Associates

Published 09 October 2024

Position Statement on Physician Associates

Published 01 October 2024

Position statement ‘Self-Swabbing Kits’ for survivors of sexual assault or rape - with FAQs

Published 10 September 2024

Position Statement on the Management of Non-Police (self-) Forensic Records (Forensic Notes, Samples and Photographs)

Published 04 June 2024

Position Statement on video recording assessments in custody

Latest update: 24 February 2021

Position Statement on the Management of suspected COVID-19 cases in police custody

Latest update: 14 December 2020

Position Statement on SARC Requests for Forensic Medical Examination during COVID-19 Pandemic

Latest update: 22 May 2020

Position Statement on the management of requests by police for intimate samples for sexually transmitted infections (STI) from detainees in police custody

May 2019