The Truth Expertly Handled
To ensure the quality and reliability of our services we have achieved third party quality standards and registered with all major governing bodies and societies for our industry.
FTS are a UKAS accredited laboratory No.7550.
The FTS Home Office Licence number is: 1079488
FTS Technical Director, Paul Hunter, is an expert in the analysis of biological samples for substances (pharmaceutical and illicit) and bio-markers. He has made over 100 court appearances as an expert witness and regularly provides CPD and training for local authorities, solicitors, barristers, local family justice boards, judges and magistrates.
Paul has also co-authored a paper with Professor Alexander Forrest, which was presented at the TIAFT Conference in 2019. This paper concluded that toxicologists and laboratories reporting on hair strand analysis should move away from simply providing results by using cut-offs and that conclusions should be reached by providing evidence based opinions.
In 2019 FTS appeared in the Parliamentary Review as a Best Practice Representative
FTS are a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No. 7550. This is the key indicator of the reliability and legal defensibility of our test results and service provision.
As an accredited service you can rest assured that testing is carried out accurately. Combined with FTS unique evidence-based reporting expect the results to reveal the truth, expertly handled.
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We are members of the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT). The SoHT helps set industry standards to ensure the future of hair testing and its continued acceptance as evidence in court.
As a Member of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT), FTS must adhere to a strict code of conduct in accordance with the associations’ ethical principles.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).
Paul Hunter, Technical Director at FTS is a member of the ABPI. The ABPI exists to make the UK the best place in the world to research, develop and use new medicines. We represent companies of all sizes who invest in discovering the medicines of the future.
