Leading biology and DNA services
We offer search and recovery of submissions, comparisons and loading to the National DNA Database®, and our team of DNA reporting managers are experienced in the interpretation and reporting of DNA evidence, regularly offering expert testimony in court.
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We can oversee your forensic needs
Our staff and personnel have built up decades of highly-valued experience, meaning the knowledge and expertise available from our forensic scientists is second to none.
KFS signs up to UK Police Industry Charter
Key Forensic Services is delighted to announce that we are now signed up to the UK Police Industry Charter.
The Police Industry Charter was launched in March 2024 to set the foundational principles upon which industry partners, whatever their product or services, together with UK policing can collectively adhere to.
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New Coventry laboratory officially opened
Our newly refurbished laboratory and offices at our Coventry HQ are open for business.
Not only will this high-spec expansion enable us to further meet a significant increase in demand from our customers, but it could also lead to the recruitment of 30 new jobs.
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Specialist DNA Services
Our specialists have years of experience and use world-leading technology to offer a range of forensic DNA testing services, designed to provide a meaningful result when conventional DNA profiling has not succeeded.
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Highly skilled, experienced, scene-going forensic biologists
Our experts regularly provide input to forensic strategy meetings, while our Scenes work is supported by the broad range of services on offer at KFS, such as Biology, DNA, Chemistry, Toxicology and Trace Evidence.
Welcome to
Key Forensic Services.
Since 2018, we have provided a comprehensive range of quality forensic solutions to the UK criminal justice system and law enforcement agencies.
We are an approved forensic service provider under the National Forensic Framework Next Generation Agreement, and are contracted to provide our specialist services to the majority of police forces in England and Wales.
Find out more about usA Supportive Network
Through our network of strategically-located operational sites, we offer a wide range of forensic science services, many of which are UKAS-accredited, providing a one-stop shop approach for investigators and scientific support staff, supported by our scene attendance service and other support services.
With Major Incident Teams based at all three of our UK sites, forensic crime scene support can be mobilised at short notice via our Duty Manager System, which is available 24/7.
Accredited Professionals
We have a highly competent, multi-skilled team of case-working scientists, who are widely regarded as scientific leaders in their field and who are accustomed to presenting professional forensic expert opinion in the courtroom.
Our business operates seven days a week and is focused exclusively on our police customers’ requirements and the need to provide them with forensic effectiveness, unquestionable integrity and value for money.
Key Forensic Services is accredited under the United Kingdom Accreditation Service to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO/IEC 17020:2012. Our laboratory number is 10308. Please see www.UKAS.com for scope of accreditation.
What we can do
for you
Who better to design forensic testing services than forensic scientists themselves? Our Key Forensic Services experts will provide you with a wide range of quality services, including environmental testing and quality control testing.
