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  • Drug & Alcohol testing

    Drug & Alcohol testing service

    A forensic quality service from the UK's most experienced DNA paternity testing service. We now deliver the same level of scientific rigour, chain of custody management and industry leading customer service with our comprehensive family law drug & alcohol testing service.

    As you would expect we offer a clear pricing structure, a network of trained sample collectors, standard analysis turnaround times currently 5-7 working days, interpretative statements and backed by advice and support on the end of the phone.

    Our laboratory is accredited to the International Standard ISO/ IEC 17025:2005 to test for a wide and expanding range of drugs in hair.

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    DNA testing

    Cellmark is the UK's most experienced DNA testing service. We have been providing a confidential, conclusive & court approved DNA testing service for almost 3 decades and have undertaken over half a million tests.

    Our DNA relationship testing is accredited by the Ministry of Justice in the UK and our test results have been acccepted by the civil courts in Ireland in cases where the Status of Children Act 1987 applies.

     

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    The home of DNA testing!

    Cellmark pioneered the introduction of DNA analysis for paternity testing and our services have an enviable reputation amongst members of the public, family support organisations and the medical profession.

    DNA testing since 1987

    Back in 2012 we celebrated our silver jubilee. First established in June 1987 Cellmark has grown to become one of Europe's largest DNA testing services.

    More than DNA!

    Our forensic quality Drug and Alcohol testing service.

    This service allows our legal and local authority customers to benefit from the same levels of quality and service they have come to expect from us. We have ensured that this new service is both comprehensive and simple to understand.

    Our laboratory is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 to test for a wide and expanding range of drugs in hair.

 
Overview of Cellmark's DNA testing services
  • COURT DIRECTEDDNA testing for Courts of Law
  • FOR IMMIGRATIONTo support passport or visa applications
  • SIBLING TESTSTo test if two individuals share the same parents
  • MATERNITY TESTINGParticularly useful in adoption cases
  • GRANDPARENTAGE TESTSUseful if the father is not available
  • TWIN TESTINGTo identify identical or non-identical twins
  • WILLS & PROBATEAn increasingly popular means of resolving probate disputes
  • PERSONAL DNA PROFILINGTo store your DNA sample and a copy of your DNA profile
  • COUSIN TESTSConsidered to be of limited value

We are the UK's most experienced DNA paternity testing service and one of the largest DNA testing companies in Europe. Since 1987 Cellmark has conducted hundreds of thousands of DNA tests.

 

We are the UK’s most experienced DNA paternity testing service. Since 1987 Cellmark has conducted hundreds of thousands of DNA tests. Our reputation for quality and customer service is recognised by our wide range of customers including members of the public, government departments and the legal profession.

DNA testing is a complex scientific process which can positively identify relationships between people. Most commonly it is used to establish if a man is the true biological father of a child. DNA paternity testing is also often referred to simply as a DNA test, a paternity test or DNA testing. We have a large team of Customer Service Advisers on hand to answer any questions you may have.

1. You should firstly consider whether this is the right course of action for you and all the other people involved. In particular is this in the best interests of the child in question? Please consider that the results can sometimes be unexpected and may have legal implications. You may therefore wish to take your own legal advice through a solicitor or through an advice agency such as Citizens Information.

2. Having decided that this is the right course of action you should contact Cellmark and request a paternity test. You can contact us by calling LoCall: 1890 987 886.

3. One of our friendly, professional customer services advisors will take you through the process of registering your case and taking the payment over the phone. Don't worry if you do not have all the details to hand as you can always call back later to complete the registration.

4. We will arrange to send you a copy of the registration details so you can ensure that we have recorded the correct information.

5. Cellmark will send the sampling kits to the sampling location.

6. You will need to take two passport sized photographs with you to the sampling appointment. This is not required if you use our dedicated sampling service as digital photographs will be taken at the sampling appointment. This is for purposes of identification.

7. The sampler will then send the samples and photo identification to Cellmark's laboratories in Oxfordshire, UK.

8. If we receive your samples in our lab before 10am we will make the report available to you by the end of the next working day.

 

CONSENT

  • Status of Children Act
  • Consent and DNA (UK)
  • Section 45 of the HT Act
  • BMA guidance (UK)

WHERE TO GET ADVICE

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LAW & GUIDELINES

  • Status of Children Act
  • Human Tissue Act
  • Human Genetics Commission
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