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• Project licence standard conditions

  Project licence standard conditions

• Non-technical summaries granted during 2013: volume 17

  Volume 17 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.

• Non-technical summaries granted during 2013: volume 49

  Volume 49 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.

• Non-technical summaries granted during 2013: volume 3

  Volume 3 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.

• Non-technical summaries granted during 2013: volume 52

  Volume 52 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.

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Guidance and regulation

• Animal testing and research

  Detailed guide

  11 May 2018

  Home Office

• Consolidated version of ASPA 1986

  Guidance

  14 June 2017

  Animals in Science Committee

• Animal testing and research: personal licence process

  Guidance

  29 August 2017

  Home Office

• Animal testing and research: apply for a project licence
  • Guidance
  • 29 August 2017
  • Home Office
• Animal testing and research: improve your project licence application
  • Guidance
  • 22 December 2017
  • Home Office

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News and communications

16 August 2018 — Correspondence

Animals in Science Regulation Unit: newsletters

Home Office

1. Reducing the use of animals in research: apply for funding
   • 8 August 2017
   • Innovate UK
   • News story
2. 5% decrease in number of scientific procedures on animals
   • 13 July 2017
   • Home Office
   • Press release
3. The first English EMFF FLAG launch events get underway
   • 27 January 2017
   • Marine Management Organisation
   • News story
4. New appointments to the Animals in Science Committee
   • 12 September 2016
   • Animals in Science Committee
   • News story

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Research and statistics

• Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2017
  • 19 July 2018
  • Home Office
  • National statistics
• Attitudes to animal research in 2016
  • 15 September 2016
  • Office for Life Sciences and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Research
• Attitudes to animal research in 2014
  • 4 September 2014
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Research
• Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2012
  • 9 September 2013
  • Home Office
  • National statistics
• Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2011
  • 9 September 2013
  • Home Office
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• 2010 to 2015 government policy: animal research and testing
  • 8 May 2015
  • Home Office
  • Policy paper
• 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
• Code of practice for the housing and care of animals bred, supplied or used for scientific purposes
  • 17 December 2014
  • Home Office
  • Policy paper
• Cumulative severity review: response by Animals in Science Committee
  • 30 July 2014
  • Animals in Science Committee
  • Policy paper
• 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

• Public Health England (PHE) research involving animals
  • 2 August 2018
  • Public Health England
  • Corporate report
• Animals in Science Committee: members' register of interests
  • 24 July 2018
  • Animals in Science Committee
  • Transparency
• ASC newsletter for AWERBs: issue 1, August 2017
  • 7 September 2017
  • Animals in Science Committee
  • Corporate report
• AWERB hub support note
  • 18 July 2017
  • Animals in Science Committee
  • Corporate report
• ASC and AWERB Hubs workshop report 2017
  • 15 June 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