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A year leading the way: Our 2025 in review

As the days get shorter and 2025 draws to an end, FTS is reflecting on another incredible year. This has been an extra special 12 months, with major wins in pushing for change in the drug and alcohol...
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FTS on the Road: Autumn 2025 Events and Exhibitions

This autumn, the Forensic Testing Service (FTS) team will be attending several key events to share our expertise in forensic toxicology and child protection testing. Our experts will be exhibiting...
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Ketamine: the value of confirmatory testing and experts

The use of ketamine is on the rise in the UK, particularly among young people. Recent media reports have highlighted the drug’s devastating impact on mental and physical health, such as its irrevers...
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Why hair strand analysis should be instructed as expert opinion evidence

When a parent or guardian is suspected of substance abuse, solicitors or local authorities will often order a hair strand test. However, what many believe to be a simple "yes or no" drug test is, i...
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British Association of Social Workers interview on the Risks of Misinterpreting Hair Strand Tests

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has published a feature in Professional Social Work Magazine on how hair strand testing can be misinterpreted in family court proceedings. Drawing o...
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Job Vacancy: Case Manager – Customer Service, Expert Support Team

Full job description Company description The safety of children is at the heart of everything we do. FTS - Forensic Testing Service is a specialist company providing expert interpretatio...
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