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Paternity testing

A list of the currently accredited bodies is listed below.

Courts have a statutory power to direct a scientific test to ascertain the parentage of a child in civil proceedings under section 20 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 (but section 20 directions are not given in every case where parentage is an issue). If the court makes such a 'section 20 direction', they must choose a tester from the list of accredited bodies.

Details of how to apply for accreditation, the application form and further background information on court-directed paternity testing are on the HMCS website.

Name: Anglia DNA Services Ltd
Address: Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH
Tel: 08454 565 365
Fax: 01603 450 945
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Name: Barts and The London, Queen Mary University of London
Address: Haematology ICMS, Barts and The London, 4 Newark Street, London E1 2AT
Tel: 020 7882 2274
Fax: 020 7882 2183
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Name: Complement Genomics Ltd. (trading as dadcheck ®)
Address: Unit 128i Bioscience Centre, Business and Innovation Centre, Sunderland SR5 2TA
Tel: 0191 516 6500/6632
Fax: 0191 516 6005
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Name: Crucial Genetics
Address: F1 House, Road 4, Winsford Industrial Estate, Winsford, Cheshire CW7 3QN
Tel: 0870 8888 088
Fax: 0870 8888 089
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Name: DDC Laboratories, Inc.
Address: One DDC Way, Fairfield, OH 45014, USA
Tel: 0845 3880 247
Fax: 0845 3880 246

Name: Eurofins Medigenomix GmbH
Address: Medigenomix GmbH, Anzinger Str. 7a, D-85560 Ebersberg, Germany
Tel: +49 8092 8289 250
Fax: +49 8092 8289 201
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Name: The Forensic Science Service Ltd
Address: Sales and Operational Planning Office, Trident Court, 2920 Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7YN
Tel: 0845 120 7272
Fax: 0121 770 9289
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Name: LGC Ltd.
Address: LGC Building, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 ONJ
Tel: 020 8943 8400
Fax: 020 8943 8401
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Name: Orchid Cellmark Ltd (trading as cellmark)
Address: Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 1YX
Tel: 01235 528 609
Fax: 01235 528 141
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