CAG meeting dates
Valid applications received by the relevant submission dates can expect to receive an approval decision from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (non-research) or Health Research Authority (research) within a maximum of 60 working days.
The number of applications at each meeting is capped to five for full CAG meetings, and four for precedent set CAG meetings. Please be aware that the meeting may already be fully booked when you submit, especially if this is on or close to the submission deadline. If this happens you will be given a slot at the next available meeting.
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Applicant submission deadline |
CAG Meeting Date | Outcome Letter Due |
| 16 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 | |
| 16 January 2025 | 06 February 2025 | 20 February 2025 |
| 06 February 2025 | 27 February 2025 | 13 March 2025 |
| 20 February 2025 | 13 March 2025 | 27 March 2025 |
| 06 March 2025 | 27 March 2025 | 10 April 2025 |
| 20 March 2025 | 10 April 2025 | 24 April 2025 |
| 10 April 2025 | 01 May 2025 | 15 May 2025 |
| 24 April 2025 | 15 May 2025 | 29 May 2025 |
| 15 May 2025 | 05 June 2025 | 14 June 2025 |
| 29 May 2025 | 19 June 2025 | 03 July 2025 |
| 12 June 2025 | 03 July 2025 | 17 July 2025 |
| 26 June 2025 | 17 July 2025 | 31 July 2025 |
| 31 July 2025 | 21 August 2025 | 04 September 2025 |
| 14 August 2025 | 04 September 2025 | 18 September 2025 |
| 28 August 2025 | 18 September 2025 | 02 October 2025 |
| 11 September 2025 | 02 October 2025 | 16 October 2025 |
| 02 October 2025 | 23 October 2025 | 06 November 2025 |
| 16 October 2025 | 06 November 2025 | 20 November 2025 |
| 06 November 2025 | 27 November 2025 | 11 December 2025 |
| 20 November 2025 | 11 December 2025 | 24 December 2025 |
| 18 December 2025 | 22 January 2026 | 05 February 2026 |
| 15 January 2026 | 05 February 2026 | 19 February 2026 |
| 29 January 2026 | 19 February 2026 | 05 March 2026 |
| 12 February 2026 | 05 March 2026 | 19 March 2026 |
| 26 February 2026 | 19 March 2026 | 02 April 2026 |
Precedent set review dates
Applications booked and received for precedent set review are assigned to the next available meeting. Valid applications received by the submission dates can expect to receive an approval decision from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (non-research) or Health Research Authority (research) within a maximum of 30 working days.
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Applicant submission deadline |
PS Meeting Date | Outcome letter due |
| 09 January 2025 | 17 January 2025 | 31 January 2025 |
| 06 February 2025 | 14 February 2025 | 28 February 2025 |
| 20 February 2025 | 28 February 2025 | 14 March 2025 |
| 06 March 2025 | 14 March 2025 | 28 March 2025 |
| 20 March 2025 | 28 March 2025 | 11 April 2025 |
| 03 April 2025 | 11 April 2025 | 25 April 2025 |
| 01 May 2025 | 09 May 2025 | 23 May 2025 |
| 15 May 2025 | 23 May 2025 | 06 June 2025 |
| 05 June 2025 | 13 June 2025 | 27 June 2025 |
| 26 June 2025 | 04 July 2025 | 18 July 2025 |
| 10 July 2025 | 18 July 2025 | 01 August 2025 |
| 24 July 2025 | 01 August 2025 | 15 August 2025 |
| 07 August 2025 | 15 August 2025 | 29 August 2025 |
| 21 August 2025 | 29 August 2025 | 12 September 2025 |
| 04 September 2025 | 12 September 2025 | 26 September 2025 |
| 18 September 2025 | 26 September 2025 | 10 October 2025 |
| 09 October 2025 | 17 October 2025 | 31 October 2025 |
| 30 October 2025 | 07 November 2025 | 21 November 2025 |
| 13 November 2025 | 21 November 2025 | 05 December 2025 |
| 27 November 2025 | 05 December 2025 | 19 December 2025 |
| 08 January 2026 | 16 January 2026 | 30 January 2026 |
| 22 January 2026 | 30 January 2026 | 13 February 2026 |
| 05 February 2026 | 13 February 2026 | 27 February 2026 |
| 19 February 2026 | 27 February 2026 | 13 March 2026 |
| 05 March 2026 | 13 March 2026 | 27 March 2026 |
Minutes of previous CAG meetings
Sub-committee and Precedent set minutes
The sub-committee meeting minutes include all advice provided by precedent set sub-committees, sub-committees and by Chair action. The date refers to the CAG meeting at which the advice was reported.
Meeting minutes for previous Ethics and Confidentiality Committee (ECC) and Patient Information Advisory Group (PIAG) meetings
You can find ECC and PIAG meeting minutes on our website. If you have any further questions about this please get in contact with the confidentiality advice team.