Report Summary
This report provides members of the Forensic Services Committee with an overview of the Drug Driving Update.
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Meeting
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Forensic Services Committee - 7 August 2025
Date : 07 August 2025
Location : Online
Capacity
Internal output remains consistently close to maximum stretch capacity, with a Q1 average of 264 drug driving cases completed per month. Further increases in internal output are unlikely due to reaching the existing maximum capacity levels within the reporting cadre of the criminal toxicology team.
Outsource partners have continued to provide additional support over Q1 2025/26, resulting in an output of 102 cases across the quarter (from the predicted 110).
Average combined output in Q1 2025-26 was 298 cases per month. The average demand over the same period was 318 cases per month. The small shortfall will be recovered within the next quarter given the ~ 2-month TrT of cases progressed via our outsourced provider.
Internal caseload remains in a strong position as illustrated below. There are currently no cases known to be at risk of timebar due to lab delays.
