Well, one of a number of hull breaches has been repaired anyways. That is, the DNA testing pilot that has been running here in Bristol will be rolled out nationally from September. Yay! Small trumpets. It would have been two trumpets and a cymbal if the drug and alcohol testing pilot were also going to be rolled out, but in fact that is subject to further pfaffing (there will be a further pilot). That is disappointing – it is frankly a no-brainer that it should be rolled out. Alcohol and drug testing is a block to progress in far more cases than paternity. No mention of where the money will come from though – will it come from existing CAFCASS funds or will they get some extra funds? And if so what impact will it have on other services? See MoJ Press release here and BBC report here (with what I think is the rather optimistic headline of : “DNA Test Funding “Could End Family Court Battles””.