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1133016

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2019 to Question 264436, when (a) he and (b) the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service last met with the National Police Chiefs' Council to discuss forensic retesting.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	266292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to pro-vide details of all such meetings.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/06/2019 15:49:48 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132388

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to press release of 6 December 2018 by the National Police Chiefs Council, National operation to re-test manipulated forensic samples continues, what proportion of the 10,500 cases identified in that press release as potentially at risk of manipulation because of alleged criminal activity at Randox have been re-tested.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	265558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) coordinates the re-testing programme and they are responsible for providing updated information.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/06/2019 16:24:51 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132224

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of cases of erroneous testing results at Randox laboratories that resulted in a person wrongly having their diving licence suspended.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	264783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office has made no assessment on the number of suspended driving licenses based on tests by Randox Testing Services. The NPCC leads the retesting programme with assistance from the Crown Prosecution Service and others and is committed to giving regular updates.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/06/2019 15:00:40 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132226

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal cases have been referred to the Court of Appeal for review as a result of data manipulation at Randox Testing Services; and what was the outcome of those cases.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	264784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The latest figures show that four road traffic cases have been taken to the Court of Appeal, of which one case was overturned, one resulted in a reduction in sentence, one appeal was unsuccessful, and the fourth is still to be decided. Re-testing has so far identified no impact on other criminal offences, such as sexual offences, violence, or homicide. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) co-ordinates the national re-testing operation, and is responsible for providing regular updates.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/06/2019 16:44:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132148

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the highest priority cases identified by the National Police Chiefs' Council to be retested as a result of forensic manipulation at Randox have now been re-tested; and what proportion of those cases were found to have been manipulated.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	264436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) coordinates the re-testing programme and they are responsible for providing updated information.</p><p><br>The NPCC’s latest public update can be accessed through this link: <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/national-operation-to-retest-manipulated-forensic-samples-continues" target="_blank">https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/national-operation-to-retest-manipulated-forensic-samples-continues </a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/06/2019 15:53:25 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132159

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of cases of forensic manipulation at Randox that resulted in a conviction being overturned; and in how many of those cases had a custodial sentence already been served.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	264437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>There is an ongoing investigation into data manipulation at Randox Testing Services. The Crown Prosecution Service will continue to support this process to ensure that fairness and transparency in the system is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service can only comment on cases that it is responsible for prosecuting. For the cases which it prosecutes, the Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number of cases of forensic manipulation at Randox that resulted in a conviction being overturned or a record of how many of those cases involved a custodial sentence. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/06/2019 14:01:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

834729

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service of 21 November 2017 on toxicology, HCWS265, whether Key Forensics Services were providing re-testing support as a result of the possibility of manipulation of drug tests performed by Randox Testing Services.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	126170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Yes. The National Police Chiefs’ Council is overseeing the re-testing of samples potentially impacted by the alleged manipulation at Randox Testing Services and I welcome their swift action in establishing a Silver Group to lead on the redistribution of new casework including re-testing of toxicology cases</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/02/2018 17:03:52 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

830223

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2018 to Question 123704, on Randox Testing Services, which forensic guidelines Randox Testing Services were following during the period in which they were providing Section 5A drug analysis services to the criminal justice system; and if she will publish those guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	124884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <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> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 124886 124902 question first answered 01/02/2018 17:29:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

830225

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to the answer of the 23 January 2018 to Question 123692, on Randox Testing Services, how long FSR-C-133 has been in development; whether FSR-C-133 has been issued to any provider; and whether any provider has been following guidance under FSR-C-133.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	124886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <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> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 124884 124902 question first answered 01/02/2018 17:29:39 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

825685

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Home Secretary, what representations her Department received on Randox Testing Services not being compliant with the Forensic Regulator Guideline C-133 in relation to Section 5a of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	123753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23rd January 2018 UIN123692 and UIN123704.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/01/2018 16:05:43 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

825570

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when (a) the Forensic Science Regulator, (b) UKAS and (c) the CPS became aware that Randox Testing Services was not complying with Forensic Regulator Guidelines C-133 on duplicate testing in relation to Section 5a offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	123704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) is developing FSR-C-133 and has not issued a final version.</p><p>The FSR, UKAS and CPS were made aware of Randox Testing Services’ approach to the extraction of drugs from blood for analysis in February 2016. For the entire period of time that RTS provided Section 5A drug driving analysis services to the Criminal Justice System, they were accredited by UKAS to the quality standard set by the FSR and there was nothing in the specification, standards or professional guidance at the time which explicitly precluded their approach to extraction.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 123692 question first answered 23/01/2018 16:44:52 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

793913

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Randox Testing Services have notified her of any changes to its procedures; and what assessment she has made of the ability of Randox Testing Services to re-test potential unreliable samples.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	115002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council is overseeing the retesting of samples potentially impacted by the alleged manipulation at RTS. Independent forensic service providers (not RTS) are carrying out the retesting.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/11/2017 17:17:01 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

793934

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 November 2017, HCWS265, on toxicology, if she will set out (a) which police forces commissioned Randox Testing Services to investigate criminal offences, and (b) which services were purchased from Randox Testing Services outside the National Forensics Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	115023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council have said that cases across 42 police force areas may have been affected by manipulation.</p><p> </p><p>Randox Testing Service’s (RTS’s) suitability to secure a place on the National Forensic Framework Next Generation (NFFNG) - which was awarded in July 2012 and ran until July 2016 - was evaluated as part of the published evaluation criteria of the competitive procurement process. This included assessment of a written bid and site verification visit against pre-determined criteria. Assessment was made in the following areas: accreditation, business continuity, price, quality, security and service provision.</p><p> </p><p>During the term of the NFFNG, the Home Office supported policing with ongoing monitoring of forensics service providers including RTS on quality, accreditation, financial stability, security (including staff vetting), business continuity mechanisms, subcontracting arrangements and capacity. The Home Office supported those police forces running mini-competitions under NFFNG by assisting with their assessment of accreditation, business continuity and security.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office held data on services delivered under contracts tendered under the National Forensic Frameworks. This was principally in the form of data submitted to the Forensic Management Information Tool by forensic service providers including RTS. These data included details of the submissions received from police forces, critical dates, offence types, timeliness, cost, and specific type provided against a specified list of forensic products.</p><p> </p><p>The pipeline monitoring system was a non-contractual framework management process adopted under the NFFNG. The purpose of the pipeline was to provide visibility to the user community and the marketplace of planned tendering under the NFFNG. The Pipeline was distributed intermittently to the user community and forensic service providers, including RTS, that were parties to the NFFNG.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 115024 115025 question first answered 29/11/2017 17:14:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

793935

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 November 2017, HCWS265, on toxicology, what assessment her Department had made of the effectiveness of forensic services carried out by Randox Testing Services before the cases referred to in HCWS265 were identified; and what data her Department held on services carried out by Randox Testing Services.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	115024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council have said that cases across 42 police force areas may have been affected by manipulation.</p><p> </p><p>Randox Testing Service’s (RTS’s) suitability to secure a place on the National Forensic Framework Next Generation (NFFNG) - which was awarded in July 2012 and ran until July 2016 - was evaluated as part of the published evaluation criteria of the competitive procurement process. This included assessment of a written bid and site verification visit against pre-determined criteria. Assessment was made in the following areas: accreditation, business continuity, price, quality, security and service provision.</p><p> </p><p>During the term of the NFFNG, the Home Office supported policing with ongoing monitoring of forensics service providers including RTS on quality, accreditation, financial stability, security (including staff vetting), business continuity mechanisms, subcontracting arrangements and capacity. The Home Office supported those police forces running mini-competitions under NFFNG by assisting with their assessment of accreditation, business continuity and security.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office held data on services delivered under contracts tendered under the National Forensic Frameworks. This was principally in the form of data submitted to the Forensic Management Information Tool by forensic service providers including RTS. These data included details of the submissions received from police forces, critical dates, offence types, timeliness, cost, and specific type provided against a specified list of forensic products.</p><p> </p><p>The pipeline monitoring system was a non-contractual framework management process adopted under the NFFNG. The purpose of the pipeline was to provide visibility to the user community and the marketplace of planned tendering under the NFFNG. The Pipeline was distributed intermittently to the user community and forensic service providers, including RTS, that were parties to the NFFNG.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 115023 115025 question first answered 29/11/2017 17:14:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

793936

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Statement of 21 November 2017, HCWS265, on toxicology, whether her Department distributed details of contract renewals and tenders to Randox Testing Services through the Pipeline Monitoring system which it operates; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	115025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council have said that cases across 42 police force areas may have been affected by manipulation.</p><p> </p><p>Randox Testing Service’s (RTS’s) suitability to secure a place on the National Forensic Framework Next Generation (NFFNG) - which was awarded in July 2012 and ran until July 2016 - was evaluated as part of the published evaluation criteria of the competitive procurement process. This included assessment of a written bid and site verification visit against pre-determined criteria. Assessment was made in the following areas: accreditation, business continuity, price, quality, security and service provision.</p><p> </p><p>During the term of the NFFNG, the Home Office supported policing with ongoing monitoring of forensics service providers including RTS on quality, accreditation, financial stability, security (including staff vetting), business continuity mechanisms, subcontracting arrangements and capacity. The Home Office supported those police forces running mini-competitions under NFFNG by assisting with their assessment of accreditation, business continuity and security.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office held data on services delivered under contracts tendered under the National Forensic Frameworks. This was principally in the form of data submitted to the Forensic Management Information Tool by forensic service providers including RTS. These data included details of the submissions received from police forces, critical dates, offence types, timeliness, cost, and specific type provided against a specified list of forensic products.</p><p> </p><p>The pipeline monitoring system was a non-contractual framework management process adopted under the NFFNG. The purpose of the pipeline was to provide visibility to the user community and the marketplace of planned tendering under the NFFNG. The Pipeline was distributed intermittently to the user community and forensic service providers, including RTS, that were parties to the NFFNG.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 115023 115024 question first answered 29/11/2017 17:14:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

794087

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 November 2017, Toxicology, HCWS 265, whether Randox Testing Services are compliant with the Forensic Science Regulator's codes of practice and conduct.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	115175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Although sponsored by the Home Office, the regulator is a public appointee and operates independently, on behalf of the criminal justice system as a whole. This independence allows the regulator to make unbiased recommendations and decisions. Accreditation to the regulator’s codes of practice and conduct is undertaken, at the request of organisations, by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, which is also independent of Government.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 115027 question first answered 29/11/2017 17:16:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh