Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Thursday, 13 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 June 2019. It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Friday, 21 June 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 recent assessment his Department has made of the number of Civil and Family Court cases where decisions were taken on the basis of manipulated 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 by individuals who were employed at Trimega, and later Randox Testing Services (RTS) after Trimega’s liquidation in 2014.
The investigation will seek to determine how many cases may have been affected and retesting of samples continues at pace. As such, it is not possible to provide an estimate of the number of cases affected at this time.
A bespoke court process has been implemented so that individuals who are concerned about the outcome of cases involving tests performed by Trimega can apply to the court to consider setting aside or changing their order.
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- 264435
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- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Civil proceedings Forensic science Misconduct Trimega Randox Testing Services
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