FFLM Position Statements

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

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