Animal research and testing

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Services

1. Project licence standard conditions

   Project licence standard conditions

2. Non-technical summaries granted during 2013: volume 10

   Volume 10 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.

3. Non-technical summaries granted during 2013: volume 45

   Volume 45 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.

4. Non-technical summaries granted during 2013: volume 19

   Volume 19 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.

5. Non-technical summaries granted during 2013: volume 21

   Volume 21 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Animal testing and research
   • Detailed guide
   • 3 December 2018
   • Home Office
2. Consolidated version of ASPA 1986
   • Guidance
   • 14 June 2017
   • Animals in Science Committee
3. Animal testing and research: personal licence process
   • Guidance
   • 29 August 2017
   • Home Office
4. Animal testing and research: apply for a project licence
   • Guidance
   • 29 August 2017
   • Home Office
5. Animal testing and research: improve your project licence application
   • Guidance
   • 22 December 2017
   • Home Office

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News and communications

7 November 2018 — Correspondence

Animals in Science Regulation Unit: newsletters

Home Office

1. Minister’s commissioning letter to the chair of the Animals in Science Committee for 2018 to 2019
   • 30 October 2018
   • Animals in Science Committee
   • Correspondence
2. Minister’s commissioning letter to the chair of the Animals in Science Committee for 2016 to 2017
   • 23 May 2018
   • Animals in Science Committee
   • Correspondence
3. Reducing the use of animals in research: apply for funding
   • 8 August 2017
   • Innovate UK
   • News story
4. 5% decrease in number of scientific procedures on animals
   • 13 July 2017
   • Home Office
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. Home Office – Statistics at Home Office
   • 29 November 2018
   • Home Office
   • Statistics
2. Additional statistics on breeding and genotyping of animals for scientific procedures, Great Britain 2017
   • 8 November 2018
   • Home Office
   • Official statistics
3. Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2017
   • 19 July 2018
   • Home Office
   • National statistics
4. Attitudes to animal research in 2016
   • 15 September 2016
   • Office for Life Sciences and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Research
5. Attitudes to animal research in 2014
   • 4 September 2014
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. 2010 to 2015 government policy: animal research and testing
   • 8 May 2015
   • Home Office
   • Policy paper
2. Working to reduce the use of animals in research: delivery report
   • 26 March 2015
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, Department of Health and Social Care, and Home Office
   • Policy paper
3. Code of practice for the housing and care of animals bred, supplied or used for scientific purposes
   • 17 December 2014
   • Home Office
   • Policy paper
4. Cumulative severity review: response by Animals in Science Committee
   • 30 July 2014
   • Animals in Science Committee
   • Policy paper
5. Animal Procedures Committee: cumulative severity review
   • 29 July 2014
   • Animals in Science Committee and Closed organisation: Animal Procedures Committee
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Animals in Science Regulation Unit annual report 2017
   • 3 December 2018
   • Animals in Science Committee
   • Corporate report
2. Animals in Science Committee: members' register of interests
   • 24 October 2018
   • Animals in Science Committee
   • Transparency
3. Public Health England (PHE) research involving animals
   • 2 August 2018
   • Public Health England
   • Corporate report
4. ASC newsletter for AWERBs: issue 1, August 2017
   • 7 September 2017
   • Animals in Science Committee
   • Corporate report
5. AWERB hub support note
   • 18 July 2017
   • Animals in Science Committee
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Home Office
2. Veterinary Medicines Directorate
3. Department of Health & Social Care
4. Border Force
5. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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1. Marine Management Organisation
2. Public Health England

1. Animals in Science Committee
2. Innovate UK
3. Office for Life Sciences