Hundreds of drug-driving prosecutions have been called into question following a review of lab tests. More than 1,700 results where drug levels were reported to above the legal limit have had to be withdrawn.
Synlab Laboratory Services Limited identified problems with its tests in December 2020. A review has since been conducted by police and the forensic science regulator.
On Monday (January 30), the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said all drug-driving tests produced by Synlab between April 2019 and December 2020 where levels were found to be above the prescribed limit must be withdrawn.
