LGC Forensics
LGC Forensics, a division of LGC, represents the latest exciting development in the provision of forensic science services in the UK and Europe. LGC Forensics provides a uniquely powerful range of scientific products and services to support investigators in the simplest investigations through to the most complex and to provide clarity for the courts through safe, sustainable impartial information.
LGC Forensics services are provided singly or in combination to meet the needs of individual cases. Working from six key and highly accessible sites, Culham, Teddington, Tamworth, Leeds, Risley and Runcorn, with approximately 450 staff, the LGC Forensics team provides both traditional and innovative forensic services covering the full range of evidence types. In addition LGC’s broad analytical capabilities in other divisions can be utilised to support its extensive forensic expertise to provide expert testimony.
LGC Forensics offers a wide range of services to UK Police forces, including:
- The full range of DNA techniques including major crime DNA as well as DNA analysis for scenes of crime and criminal justice samples.
- Drug analysis and profiling with a detailed understanding of supply, packaging, distribution and drugs intelligence.
- Toxicology
- Occupational Drug testing
- Firearms facility
- Specialist digital crime analysis
- Major crime including Homicide and serious crime investigation
- Chemical traces and marks enhancement
- Fire debris analysis
- Forensic ecology
- Questioned documents analysis
- Integrated pathology including in-house histopathology
LGC Forensics focuses on delivering high-quality science and providing timely, cost-effective and value added services across offence types. These services are available singly for cases with high throughput, requiring fast and cost effective service or packaged accordingly for individual investigative needs.
Services can be delivered anywhere and at any time – LGC Forensics offers comprehensive 24/7 scene and advice services and operates flexible laboratory hours for urgent or pre-programmed work.