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Home Office Scientific Development Branch
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<p>The Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB; formerly the Police Scientific Development Branch) was a branch of the <a href="/facts/Home_Office/qY31Kvhl">Home Office</a> in the United Kingdom which provided scientific research into new technology that could be used to fight crime. </p>