Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Monday, 14 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Lucy Frazer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 January 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Forensic Science: Misconduct
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Civil and Family Courts Service is taking to identify cases where decisions were taken on the basis of forensic testing provided by (a) Randox and (b) Trimega.
- Answer
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Greater Manchester Police are undertaking an ongoing, expansive criminal investigation into alleged manipulation of toxicology results now by three individuals who were employed at Trimega, and later Randox Testing Services (RTS) after Trimega’s liquidation in 2014, and this matter is being treated with the utmost seriousness.
As the police are now treating all results obtained by Trimega between 2010 and 2014 as unreliable, and because Trimega provided toxicology testing for civil and family court cases, it is possible that some civil cases may have been affected by manipulation, though this remains undetermined as the investigation is ongoing.
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- Written question
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- 208339
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Civil proceedings Forensic science Misconduct Trimega Randox Testing Services
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