Hair Strand Tests in the Family Court

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May 26, 202637:07News & Politics

Hair Strand Tests can show if parents have been using drink or drugs. Such tests play can a central part in Family Court hearings every year as judges decide whether children should go into care or not. Some barristers h...

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