Qualifications:

  • BSc Degree in Pathobiology with Chemistry obtained from The University of Reading
  • CBiol Chartered Biologist
  • MIBiol Member of the institute of Biology
  • MRSC Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Elected in to following societies:

  • Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society
  • Member of the Forensic Science Society
  • Member of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences
  • Included in the Forensic Science Society's list of experts
    Law Society "checked".

Experience in Handwriting and Document Analysis

Mr Stephens has worked solely as a forensic scientist since 1989. During this period he has been involved in ongoing research projects both in house and in conjunction with local universities. Mr Stephens also supervises student projects, in to areas of document and handwriting analysis, related to both BSc and MSc degrees in forensic science. He has studied thousands of hand-written and machine generated documents together with forged driving licences, passports, bank notes and other forged documents. He has been invited as a guest speaker to lecture on his work with documents on various occasions including to the Forensic Science Society. He has also lectured on courses in Forensic Document Analysis at Universities in the UK and the USA. He has also given evidence and been accepted in both civil and criminal courts as an expert witness. He has worked on the instructions of solicitors, insurance companies, trade unions, chartered accountants, health authorities, professional associations, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Probation Service, Police Forces and other private companies and individuals in the UK, Middle East, Africa and the USA.

He has been thanked by the Home Office Forensic Science Service, Document section, for demonstrating a new Microscopical technique for document analysis. This technique formed the basis of a lecture that Mr Stephens was invited to give at the Royal Society, London.

Mr Stephens has worked on cases varying from the Michael Sams murder case, to international fraud cases involving tens of millions of pounds.

Should you require any further information with regards to our services, please contact Mr. Andrew Stephens on:
Telephone: (01388) 811 003 Fax: (01388) 811 918
DX: 60185 Ferryhill Formedecon@aol.com



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