Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114365

Research Ethics Committees

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026

Question

Rebecca Paul

ConservativeReigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current regulatory framework for Research Ethics Committees (RECs), including the Governance Arrangements for Research Ethics Committees, in

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
No specific assessment has been made by the Department. The Health Research Authority (HRA) and the devolved administrations provide a Research Ethics Service so that research proposals relating to their areas of responsibility can be reviewed by a Resear...

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