TY - JOUR T1 - The reform of UK research ethics committees: throwing the baby out with the bath water? JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 487 LP - 489 DO - 10.1136/jme.2004.010546 VL - 31 IS - 8 AU - S Kerrison AU - A M Pollock Y1 - 2005/08/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/31/8/487.abstract N2 - 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. ER -