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Forensic Science Service Sponsorship and Policy Unit
This unit is responsible for the Forensic Science Service (FSS) Ltd, the Home Office's only government owned company (GovCo). It sits within the Organised and Financial Crime Unit.
FSS Ltd is a Companies Act 2006 (new window) company whose only shareholder is the Home Office. The FSS vested in December 2005, having been for several years an Executive Agency and Trading Fund of the Home Office. The performance of the organisation and its transformation since its creation as a GovCo is monitored by the Shareholder Executive who report to the FSS Sponsorship and Policy unit.
The FSS Sponsorship and Policy unit's objectives are:
- to manage the Home Office’s shareholding in FSS Ltd
- to provide a central point of contact with the Shareholder Executive
