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exposure to the consequences of tragedy, violence and trauma that scene examiners are exposed to routinely.

He said supervisors touched base on these topics and while video conferencing was useful, it wasn’t the same as sharing the same physical space.

The pandemic has not resulted in delays to forensic services, even at the beginning as teams had plenty of access to PPE supplies, which had been stocked in advance in anticipation of any shortfall due to Brexit.

Ivan said: “I am extremely proud of our relatively small team of forensic services scene examiners in Dundee and across the country who have not wavered in the levels of support to Police Scotland with their investigations as well as the victims of crime that we serve.”

Scene examiners are routinely exposed to trying situations and peer support is important at the end of a demanding day.