SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Research ethics committees: amendments

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

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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.