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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). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 17 January 2019. A substantive answer was provided by Lucy Frazer (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 January 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Forensic Science: Misconduct

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to provide public information on the right of people to apply for a C650 Application notice to vary or set aside an order in relation to children as a result of the manipulation of forensic tests.

Answer

Individuals concerned about the potential impact of an unreliable test result in their case can make an application to the family court to change, or set aside, the final order made in their case. The Government has established a bespoke process to do so through form C650 and has waived the court fee for all applications made using this process. This was announced by the Minister for Policing in a written Ministerial statement on 21 November 2017 (HCWS265). My department then wrote to the Justice Select Committee and a number of key stakeholders to draw their attention to this process including the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Association of Lawyers for Children. Information about the court process and a link to form C650 is publicly available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/forensic-toxicology-tests.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
208340
Session
2017-19
Related items
Toxicology
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
Written statements
House of Commons
Forensic Science: Misconduct
Friday, 1 February 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Children Civil proceedings Forensic science Misconduct Trimega Randox Testing Services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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