Commentary on provisions of Act Section 10: Accreditation of forensic service providers
This section amends the Accreditation of Forensic Service Providers 2018 Regulations (S.I. 2018/1276) ("the 2018 Regulations") so that certain definitions and cross-references which currently refer to the Forensic Services Framework Decision, will instead refer to specific provisions within the Agreement. It does not amend the Regulations in any other way.
	Subsection (2) modifies definitions in the 2018 Regulations so that they reference the relevant terms in the Agreement, rather than the Forensic Services Framework Decision. Specifically:
Subsection (2)(a) replaces the definitions of "dactyloscopic data", "DNA-profile" and "laboratory activity", with a reference to the definitions in Article LAW.PRUM.6: Definitions of the Agreement. The definitions referred to are identical in substance to those in the Forensic Services Framework Decision.
Subsection (2)(b) removes the definition of "Framework Decision", while subsection (2)(c) inserts a definition of the Agreement.
	Subsection (3) modifies the 2018 Regulations so that references to forensic service providers accredited in accordance with Forensic Services Framework Decision, now reference those accredited in accordance with the relevant part of the Agreement. The Agreement does not set the standard or mechanism for accreditation, instead referring to a mutually-agreed non-EU International Standards Organisation standard.