I have run this past people who know about social work procedures, and
there is a little - well actually I mean to say a lot of concern, about
the taking of hair samples by social workers - are these samples being
taken with the knowledge and consent of parents - or under an assessment
order - section 43b CA 1989? How much of this is going on? Do we know?
It may well be entirely laudable - but if this is unregulated all sorts of
mistakes and abuses may happen - children are taken into care on balance
of probability in the family courts - not the strict forensic standards of
the criminal courts - which makes it even more important that samples are
properly taken under appropriate supervision, with consent, and duplicates
kept for any challenges to the assay. The chain of custody is crucial.
Social workers taking samples in secret (if that is what is happening)
may not meet the standard required.
Brian Morgan
Cardiff
> Dear Mike,
>
> Yes, I too was incredulous when told about this hair assay...
> ....but why not try a URL to answer your questions:-
>
> + Correction! ...
>
> http://www.tricho-tech.co.uk
>
> (In answer to your next question, no I don't have shares, if only ....)
> All the best,
>
> Les
>
> >
> >I am not into hair analysis and I am not sure what it can show but I
> >presume not acute administration of drugs and poisons
> >
> >Mike
> >Dr G.Michael Addison
>
> Dr Les Culank, Consultant Chemical Pathologist
> 01223 - 217153 / fax 216862
> Dept of Clinical Biochemistry, Box 232,
> Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QR UK
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