Care Act 2014 (c. 23)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 Research ethics committees: amendments

Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1438)

3 In regulation 1(2) of the Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1438), for the definition of “research ethics committee” substitute—

• ““research ethics committee” means—

  (a)

  a research ethics committee recognised or established by or on behalf of the Health Research Authority under the Care Act 2014, or

  (b)

  any other group of persons which assesses the ethics of research involving individuals and which is recognised for that purpose by or on behalf of the Welsh Ministers.”