Materials for a materials examination
Objects, samples, packaging, provenance and necessary documents.
For the first enquiry
- A description of the objects, event and required result.
- Photographs of the objects, packaging and markings.
- Information about the place and circumstances of discovery, to the extent relevant to the task.
- Information about the provenance, sampling location and storage conditions of comparison samples.
- A ruling, court order, questions and necessary case materials.
- The full opinion with appendices and source materials — for a review.
Transfer and preservation
Agree the transfer procedure before sending anything. Do not mix objects and samples or alter their condition for the initial enquiry. Report any cleaning, repairs, repainting, damage to packaging or other actions carried out. Packaging and handling requirements are determined individually with regard to the material type, condition and procedural status.
Files and data
The forms accept JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WEBP, TIF, TIFF, BMP, PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, RTF, XLSX, XLS, ZIP, RAR and 7Z. Up to ten files of 10 MB each; actual transfer depends on PHP and the mail transport. Large materials are sent through an agreed channel. Send only necessary information and redact unnecessary data about other people where possible.
Discuss an examination
Describe the object and task. The scope of the preliminary consultation and examination terms are agreed for the specific task.