FOI 1240-2024/25 Blood Samples
Request
Q1. The number of blood tests sent to a lab for testing, taken from suspects of driving under the influence of drugs from June 2021 to June 2024.
Q2. How many of these tests took under one month to be returned with a result?
Q3. How many of these tests took between one to three months to be returned with a result?
Q4. How many of these tests took between three to six months to be returned with a result?
Q5. How many of these tests took over six months to be returned with a result?
Q6. How many of these tests were ‘lost’ or were never returned with a result?
Can I please have the information split up on a year-by-year basis.
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Q1-5.
|
Year |
Total |
<30 days |
1-3 months |
3-6 months |
>6 months |
|
2021 (Jun – Dec) |
333 |
1 |
186 |
146 |
0 |
|
2022 |
492 |
121 |
331 |
40 |
0 |
|
2023 |
425 |
9 |
57 |
359 |
0 |
|
2024 (Jan – Jun) |
247 |
79 |
56 |
112 |
0 |
|
Total |
1497 |
210 |
630 |
657 |
0 |
Q6. No tests were lost and all had results returned.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.