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Journal of Medical Ethics 2005;31:487-489; doi:10.1136/jme.2004.010546
Copyright © 2005 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Institute of Medical Ethics.

RESEARCH ETHICS

The reform of UK research ethics committees: throwing the baby out with the bath water?

S Kerrison and A M Pollock

School of Public Policy, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK

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S Kerrison
Susan.Kerrison{at}uclh.org

On 1 May 2004 research ethics committees became legally accountable to a new government body, the United Kingdom Ethics Committee Authority. This marks the end of the self regulation of research ethics. This paper describes how this change in research ethics committee status has come about and explores the implications for research subjects, researchers, institutions, and for regulation of research.

Keywords: RECs; ethics; regulation; research; self regulation


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