Agency Name: | Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine |
Nativename: | Swedish: Rättsmedicinalverket (RMV) |
Seal: | Rättsmedicinalverket.svg |
Formed: | 1991[1] |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Sweden |
Headquarters: | Vasagatan 52 Stockholm |
Employees: | 380 |
Budget: | SEK 379M (2014)[2] |
Minister1 Name: | Gunnar Strömmer |
Minister1 Pfo: | (Ministry of Justice) |
Chief1 Name: | Lars Werkström |
Chief1 Position: | (Director-General) |
Parent Agency: | Ministry of Justice |
Keydocument1: | Regleringsbrev |
The Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine (Swedish: Rättsmedicinalverket, abbreviated RMV) is a Swedish government agency organized under the Ministry of Justice, responsible for forensic psychiatry, forensic chemistry, forensic medicine and forensic genetics.[3] The agency headquarters responsible for coordination, planning, regulation and control is located in Stockholm; overseeing a number of forensic departments in Gothenburg, Uppsala, Umeå, Lund and Linköping.