Recommendation 9: Recommendation Nine
From The Robert Hamill Inquiry Report, published 14 September 2026.
Recommendation
The Inquiry Panel acknowledges the developments in gathering and using scientific evidence made by the PSNI and reported on by CJNI/HMIC in 2005 and 2007. The report in 2007 highlights that there are still issues regarding officers’ awareness of scientific issues. As this is a developing area the PSNI should consider how to update regularly the knowledge of officers as and when useful advances are made in the field of forensic science.
Context
The recommendations chapter was prepared in 2011. The report states that no further evidence for this chapter was received after 2011 and that some recommendations may have been overtaken by the time of publication in September 2026. Implementation has not been assessed by this import.
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Police Service of Northern Ireland has been found in the sources searched (last checked 28 September 2026). This is separate from the response above.