Submitted on Monday 2nd May 2022
Rejected on Thursday 5th May 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change the way hair strand testing done for Black people/to suit black people
Change the hair strand tests are carried out for black people.
Currently, hair strand tests carried out to suit the growth of European hair. Afro hair has a much slower growth rate. Hair is tested at 1cm per month. Afro hair grows between 0.3cm and 0.6cm per month. This means that if a black person has been abstinent from drugs for 3 months, they will not produce a negative hair strand test result for at least 5 months but it could be longer.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. Decisions about testing for drugs are matter for individual providers of drug tests, not the UK Government or Parliament.
We could accept a petition calling for arrangements for drug tests conducted by public authorities to be reviewed, if that's something you'd like to happen.
If you believe a test is discriminatory, you may be able to tackle this under equality legislation. You can find out more about race discrimination here: www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/race-discrimination
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