UK forensics testing is "protracted" and expensive say police

That's the admission from police after criticism that the current set-up is delaying criminal cases - with one prosecutor describing it as "completely unacceptable to justice".

 

At present substances have to be hand delivered to England with four routine visits scheduled per year - ad-hoc visits are also carried out when required:

 

 

That's detective chief inspector Jed Bibby who admits it's a "longstanding issue" and one he hopes progress can be made on: