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Guidance

Forensic medical examination of sexual offence complainants (FSR-GUI-0020)

Guidance on the recovery of items and samples believed to be relevant to an alleged sexual offence from a complainant in a dedicated facility.

From:
Forensic Science Regulator
Published
19 January 2024
Last updated
1210 MarchOctober 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Forensic medical examination of sexual offence complainantscomplainants: Issue 2 (accessible)

Ref: FSR-GUI-0020

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Forensic medical examination of sexual offence complainantscomplainants: Issue 2

Ref: FSR-GUI-0020

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Details

This document contains guidance on the forensic medical examinations of patients performed at a dedicated facility.

You can view issue 1 of this guidance at The National Archives.

This document replaced FSR-G-212 guidance for the assessment, collection and recording of forensic science related evidence in sexual assault examinations.

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Published 19 January 2024

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    3. Added a link to the previous version of this guidance, FSR-G-212.

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Update history

2025-10-10 13:36
Issue 2 published.

2025-03-12 10:07
Added a link to the previous version of this guidance, FSR-G-212.

2024-07-22 13:15
Added accessible version.

2024-01-19 13:09
First published.