Standards and Guidance for the Medical Examination of Adult and Child Sexual Assault Victims

The Forensic Science Regulator for England and Wales commissioned LimeCulture in partnership with Principle Forensic Standards Ltd (PFS) to draft the standards and guidance for medical examination of adult and child sexual assault victims. This work also included the development of a judicial primer, which outlines what standards should be expected by the criminal justice process.

These standards are the first of their kind, and ultimately seek to raise the standards of the provision of medical examination of victims following a sexual assault.