[holding answer 2 July 2009]: The records on blood and urine tests carried out by the Forensic Science Service are generated by the machines running the analysis. These records do not differentiate between tests on or for blood and urine and cannot be broken down by type.
Case count 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20091 Chepstow 3,122 3,036 2,979 3,267 3,484 1,395 Chorley 3,614 4,141- 3,868 4,742 4,682 1,809 Huntingdon 3,089 3,596 2,842 3,473 4,061 2,459 London 4,633 4,329 5,298 4,823 4,444 1,246 Manchester 2 1 — 1 2 2 Priory House, Birmingham 2,900 2,478 2,570 2,294 1,791 1,020 Trident Court, Birmingham 48 — — 4 4 3 Wetherby 2,976 2,703 2,233 2,403 2,905 1,734 Barmston Court — — 1 — 1 — FPU Sheffield — — 2 — — — Overall Result 20,384 20,284 19,793 21,007 21,374 9,667 1 To 29.June
The testing of samples of body fluids and tissues for drugs (both drugs of abuse and medicinal drugs) is carried out at the FSS labs in Chorley and London. Both laboratories carry out toxicology examinations in support of a wide range of criminal investigations; in addition the Chorley lab carries out tests of blood and urine in relation to the investigation of impaired driving through drugs. The cases of impaired driving are reported separately in the following table.
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 London Toxicology 1,617 1,991 1,912 1,829 1,901 Chorley Toxicology 1,461 1,603 1,297 1,153 1,146 Chorley Drug Driving Unit 2,986 2,526 1,916 1,759 1,663