Forensic science labs are on the brink of collapse, warns report

Fears raised about miscarriages of justice and unsolved crimes

A crisis in forensic science has brought some of the country's largest private laboratories to the brink of collapse, risking miscarriages of justice, an inquiry has warned.

The House of Lords science and technology committee has called for urgent reforms to forensic science provision, warning that declining standards could lead to crimes going unsolved and an erosion of public trust in the criminal justice system.