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Regulate and oversee hair strand testing used in family court cases

Submitted by Alex Devonport on Friday 23rd May 2025

Published on Friday 13th June 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 13th December 2025

Signatures: 21

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Accuracy ~ Bodies ~ Change ~ Children ~ Companies ~ court case ~ Courts ~ Ensure ~ False ~ Families ~ independence ~ Lack ~ Mandatory ~ Oversight ~ position ~ Positions ~ Standards ~ Strand ~ test results ~ testing

Petition Action

Regulate and oversee hair strand testing used in family court cases

Petition Details

Introduce regulation and independent oversight of hair strand testing companies used in family court. Require mandatory standards and accreditation to ensure accuracy, transparency, and fairness in decisions affecting children and families.

Additional Information

We think hair strand test results may decide the outcome of court cases,—yet these tests are unregulated, may be erroneous and we think lack independent oversight. False positives can devastate families. There are no governing bodies to ensure accuracy, accountability, or fairness. We think this must change to protect families and children.


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