Report Summary
This report provides members of the Forensic Services Committee with an overview of Drug Driving Pilot.
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Meeting
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Forensic Services Committee - 7 August 2025
Date : 07 August 2025
Location : Online
Incremental Expansion - Delivery Outcome
The attached table provides an outline of the intention of the incremental expansion and how this would appear in terms of a divisional breakdown. The cost has been calculated based on a single drug wipe costing £17 and the outsourcing cost per test of approximately £300.00.
In terms of costs, if the model applied results in the projected number of drug-wipe tests, a 50% detection rate with all those suspects being subject to sample collection and submission the cost per stage of the incremental roll-out will increase in the following way:
- £16,234 per month for A, U & N Divisions – 6 months - £108,420.00
- £42,883 per month for Q, D & J Divisions – 6 months - £281,880.00
- £37,500 per month for G, P C & K Divisions – 6 months - £310,620.00
- £22,500 per month for V, E & L Divisions – 6 months - £150,300.00
If the projection on drug-wipe positive finding is accurate, at the completion of the incremental roll-out it is projected that the monthly cost will be:
- Monthly cost to PSOS - £141,870.00
- 6-monthly cost to PSOS - £851,220.00
- Yearly cost to PSOS - £1,702,440.00
