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Scope

Standardization and guidance in the field of Forensic Science. This includes the development of standards that pertain to laboratory and field based forensic science techniques and methodology in broad general areas such as the detection and collection of physical evidence, the subsequent analysis and interpretation of the evidence, and the reporting of results and findings.

Excludes

  • Generic quality management standards dealt with by ISO/TC 176;
  • Conformity assessment guidelines dealt with by the ISO committee on conformity assessment (CASCO).

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3

published ISO standards *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 272

3

ISO standards under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 272

25

Participating members

19

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 272/TF 1 Review of terms and definitions Working group
ISO/TC 272/TF 2 Annexes of ISO 21043-4 Working group
ISO/TC 272/WG 1 Vocabulary Working group
ISO/TC 272/WG 4 Analysis and interpretation Working group
ISO/TC 272/WG 5 Reporting Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 272

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 272:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 Biometrics ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 106/SC 3 Terminology ISO
ISO/TC 171/SC 2 Document file formats, EDMS systems and authenticity of information ISO
ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology ISO
ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 272

ISO/TC 272 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37 Biometrics ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 171/SC 2 Document file formats, EDMS systems and authenticity of information ISO
ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym Title Category
ILAC International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
29 July 2020 Virtual ISO/TC 272  
5 August 2020 Virtual ISO/TC 272  
12 August 2020 Virtual ISO/TC 272  
2 September 2020 Virtual ISO/TC 272  
9 September 2020 Virtual ISO/TC 272  
16 September 2020 Virtual ISO/TC 272  
7 October 2020 Virtual ISO/TC 272  
14 October 2020 Virtual ISO/TC 272  
21 October 2020 Virtual ISO/TC 272  
16-20 November 2020 Budapest (Hungary) ISO/TC 272 **
17-21 May 2021 Berlin (Germany) ISO/TC 272 **

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/TC 272 - Secretariat

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