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Rethinking Cut-offs: Thoughts on The Society of Hair Testing Meeting
FTS recently attended the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Hair Testing (SoHT), held in London June 2025. The […]
What Does the Law Say About Hair Strand Testing?
For many years, companies providing hair strand testing (HST) for child proceedings have been largely self-regulating. This has meant many providers […]
Celebrating Excellence: FTS Sponsors Performance Award at 7th Annual Pepperells Solicitors Awards
Forensic Testing Service (FTS) was proud to sponsor the Performance Award at the 7th Annual Pepperells Solicitors In-House Awards, held […]
Taking a Strand Campaign Webinar
Paul Hunter our Founder, recently participated in a webinar by campaigners looking at the use of hair strand testing in […]
Use of cut-off levels: the wellbeing of families hangs in the balance
Several inaccurate and misleading claims have been made recently in support of the use of cut-off levels in hair strand […]
Emerging Drug Trends in the UK: Testing for new substances in the family courts
According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) there were “5,448 deaths related to drug poisoning registered in England and […]
How hair strand testing supports the Public Law Outline (PLO) process
Central to many childcare proceedings is the use of forensic testing to determine patterns of drug or alcohol use by […]
Setting the Standard in Sample Collections
At Forensic Testing Service (FTS), we take pride in delivering expert forensic toxicology services across the UK. Our commitment to […]
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