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The UK Government has been advised that there are concerns regarding the reliability of toxicology tests for drugs and alcohol. These results may have been relied on in court proceedings. It is also possible that such results were relied on by local authorities when making child protection decisions outside the court process or by private employers.  

  

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is leading a criminal investigation into the practices  at  Trimega Laboratories Limited (Trimega),  which was based in the Manchester area, between 2010 and 2014\. Trimega went into liquidation in April 2014\.  Results from all tests carried out by Trimega between these dates are currently being treated as potentially unreliable.  

  

Randox Testing Services (RTS), Trimega’s successor organisation is still operating and is also subject to the criminal investigation. RTS is co\-operating with the police investigation.  The police are making an announcement about its criminal investigation today.  

  

The Welsh Government recognises the seriousness of this issue and the potential impact on public confidence in the use of forensic science in the justice system. As the judicial system is non\-devolved, my officials are working closely with UK Government departments (the Ministry of Justice and Department for Education) who are in contact with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), the Forensic Science Regulator (FSR), and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to understand and manage the impact on the family justice system. UK Government officials are working with the police to monitor the scale of the issue, given emerging information.  

  

The number of Trimega’s customers (such as local authorities, individuals, legal representatives and employers) affected is unknown and it may never be possible to identify them all, due to the company’s poor record keeping practices. Samples from Trimega cannot be retested, because of the extremely limited chain of custody records and natural degradation over time of any remaining original samples. Not all samples tested by Trimega will have been subjected to manipulation by these individuals.  

The Social Services and Integration Directorate at Welsh Government has asked all local authorities in Wales to review their case files to identify any cases where a test result by Trimega may have impacted on child protection decisions made outside the court process. Using this information, local authorities will be asked to review the case file to ensure children in their area are safe from harm. The Department for Education has similarly asked all local authorities in England to review their case files.  

  

We understand that people who had a case heard in the family courts may have concerns. Form C650 – ‘Application notice to vary or set aside an order in relation to children’ has been created (https://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/HMCTS/FormFinder.do). This form enables individuals to apply to the court to vary or discharge the final court order. No fee is payable where Form C650 is used. Individuals are encouraged to seek legal advice from a solicitor or an organisation like Citizen’s Advice before making any application to the court Further information about the court process is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/forensic\-toxicology\-tests     

  

This is a very difficult, sensitive and serious issue which goes to the heart of public confidence in the justice system. I have spoken to my Ministerial counterparts at the UK Government and emphasised the need for continued collaboration between our Governments on this matter and the importance of sharing information that impacts on Wales as soon as it emerges.







Translation:


 
Mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi cael gwybod bod pryderon ynghylch pa mor ddibynadwy yw profion tocsicoleg i ganfod cyffuriau ac alcohol. Mae'n bosibl bod rhai achosion llys wedi dibynnu ar y canlyniadau hyn. Mae hefyd yn bosibl bod awdurdodau lleol wedi dibynnu ar y canlyniadau hyn wrth wneud penderfyniadau ynghylch amddiffyn plant, y tu allan i broses y llysoedd, neu gan gyflogwyr preifat.   
  
Mae Heddlu Manceinion Fwyaf yn arwain ymchwiliad troseddol i arferion yn Trimega Laboratories Limited (Trimega) yn ardal Manceinion rhwng 2010 a 2014\. Cafodd cwmni Trimega ei ddiddymu ym mis Ebrill 2014\. Mae canlyniadau’r holl brofion a gynhaliwyd gan Trimega rhwng y dyddiadau hyn yn cael eu trin fel canlyniadau sydd o bosibl yn annibynadwy.   
  
Mae cwmni Randox Testing Services (RTS), sef olynydd Trimega, yn dal i weithredu heddiw, ac mae hefyd yn ddarostyngedig i’r ymchwiliad troseddol. Mae RTS yn cydweithredu ag ymchwiliad yr heddlu. Bydd yr heddlu yn gwneud cyhoeddiad ynghylch yr ymchwiliad hwn heddiw.   
  
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cydnabod pa mor ddifrifol yw'r mater hwn a'r effaith bosibl y gall ei chael ar hyder y cyhoedd yn y defnydd o wyddor fforensig yn y system gyfiawnder. Gan nad yw'r system gyfiawnder wedi'i datganoli, mae fy swyddogion yn gweithio'n agos gydag adrannau Llywodraeth y DU (Y Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder a'r Adran Addysg) sydd mewn cyswllt â Chyngor Cenedlaethol Prif Swyddogion yr Heddlu, y Rheoleiddiwr Gwyddoniaeth Fforensig, a Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron i geisio deall a rheoli'r effaith y bydd hyn y ei chael ar y System Cyfiawnder Teuluol. Mae swyddogion Llywodraeth y DU yn gweithio gyda’r heddlu i fonitro’r mater, gan ystyried yr wybodaeth sy’n codi.   
  
Nid yw'n hysbys faint o gwsmeriaid Trimega (megis awdurdodau lleol, unigolion, cynrychiolwyr cyfreithiol a chyflogwyr) a gafodd eu heffeithio gan y canlyniadau annibynadwy hyn, ac mae’n bosibl na fydd modd eu hadnabod i gyd, oherwydd arferion cadw cofnodion gwael y cymni. Nid oes modd ailbrofi samplau Trimega oherwydd bod y gadwyn o gofnodion y ddalfa yn gyfyngedig iawn ac oherwydd dirywiad dros amser o unrhyw sampl gwreiddiol oedd yn weddill. Ni fyddai'r holl samplau a brofwyd gan Trimega wedi cael eu trin gan yr unigolion hyn.   
  
Mae'r Gyfarwyddiaeth Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol ac Integreiddio yn Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gofyn i bob Awdurdod Lleol yng Nghymru adolygu eu ffeiliau achos i nodi unrhyw achosion lle y gallai canlyniad unrhyw brawf a gynhaliwyd gan Trimega fod wedi effeithio ar benderfyniadau yn ymwneud ag amddiffyn plant a wnaed y tu allan i broses y llysoedd. Gan ddefnyddio'r wybodaeth hon, gofynnir i awdurdodau lleol adolygu'r ffeiliau achos i sicrhau bod plant yn eu hardal wedi'u hamddiffyn rhag niwed. Yn yr un modd, mae Adran Addysg Llywodraeth y DU wedi gofyn i'r holl Awdurdodau Lleol yn Lloegr edrych ar eu ffeiliau achos.   
  
Rydym yn deall y gall fod gan y rheini a fu’n rhan o achosion yn y llysoedd teulu bryderon. Mae ffurflen C650 – ‘Application notice to vary or set aside an order in relation to children’ wedi’i chreu (https://hmctsformfinder.justice.gov.uk/HMCTS/WelshFormFinder.do). Mae’r ffurflen hon yn galluogi unigolion i gyflwyno cais i’r llys amrywio neu ollwng y gorchymyn llys terfynol. Nid oes ffi i’w dalu wrth ddefnyddio Ffurflen C650\. Anogir unigolion i geisio cyngor cyfreithiol gan gyfreithiwr neu sefydliad megis Cyngor ar Bopeth cyn cyflwyno unrhyw gais i’r llys. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am broses y llys ar gael yma: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/forensic\-toxicology\-tests    
  
Dyma fater anodd, sensitif a difrifol dros ben sy'n bwrw hyder y cyhoedd yn y system gyfiawnder. Rwyf wedi siarad â Gweinidogion yn Llywodraeth y DU ac wedi pwysleisio bod angen i'n dwy Lywodraeth gydweithio'n barhaus ar y mater hwn a'i bod yn bwysig inni rannu gwybodaeth sy'n effeithio ar Gymru cyn gynted ag y daw i'r amlwg.