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Our Research Ethics Committee (REC) members are required to undertake training and we support our members with this.

To support and guide researchers through the HRA Approval process we have produced some useful training resources.

As part of our commitment to transparency we publish information on projects that have been approved and decisions that have been made by a REC and applications that have been approved by the CAG.

The information in these research summaries is extracted from the REC application form. Further information about the research can be obtained from the person listed on the details page.

Details of all approved applications are held in a register of approvals which is updated monthly. The register contains summary information about the activity, details of the identifiers approved, and applicant contact details.

Here you will find details about who we are and what we do to do. It describes our governance structures, our partnerships, as well as our committees and services including information on individual Research Ethics Committees.

Our core purpose is to protect and promote the interests of patients and the public in health and social care research.

We are one of a number of organisations that work together in the UK to regulate and approve different aspects of health and social care research.

Participation in research is where someone takes part in a research study, for example, being asked questions about their health condition or testing a new treatment in a clinical trial. People may be asked to consider joining a study by their GP or come across an advertisement to join a trial on a noticeboard or in a newspaper.

Relevant and appropriate research always aims to answer a new question and contribute to the current body of medical and scientific knowledge. For this reason, there is a certain amount of risk for research participants. Independent ethical review is vital to ensure that participant safety is at the centre of the research.