Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 57140

Methamphetamine: Testing

Tabled: 3 June 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Alison Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to commission an independent inquiry into the (a) scientific validity, (b) cost and (c) potential misuse of hair strand testing for methamphetamine in family court proceedings.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The Ministry of Justice has no plans to commission an independent inquiry into the (a) scientific validity, (b) cost and (c) potential misuse of hair strand testing for methamphetamine in family court proceedings.The President of the Family Division has s...

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