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<p>As set out in response to PQs 123692 and 123704, for the entire period of time
that Randox Testing Services (RTS) provided s.5A drug driving analysis services to
the criminal justice system, it was accredited by United Kingdom Accreditation Service
to ISO 17025, the quality standard set by the Forensic Science Regulator (FSR), including
specific accreditation for “the detection and quantification of drugs in relation
to s.5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as amended) and the Drug Driving (Specified
Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014”. FSR–C–133 has been in development for
around two years and the FSR has not issued a final version.</p><p>The latest version
of the FSR’s Codes of Practice, published in October 2017, now include the requirement
to pay due regard to the United Kingdom and Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicologists
(UKIAFT) guidelines, which recommend the use of duplicate extraction.</p>
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