Policy paper

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill: overarching documents

Further documents relating to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill 2020.

Documents

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill: impact assessment

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Illustrative draft statutory instruments

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Factsheet: support to the life sciences sector

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Factsheet: access to innovative treatments

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Factsheet: emergencies

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Factsheet: enforcement and civil sanctions

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Factsheet: veterinary medicines

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Factsheet: online sellers of medicines

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Factsheet: medical devices information sharing and device register

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Details

The impact assessment evaluates the measures in the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill and gives an overarching assessment of the impact they will have.

The illustrative statutory instruments accompany the Delegated Powers Memorandum. These are illustrative examples of how the powers in the bill may be used, and are not final drafts for consultation.

The factsheets provide additional information on key areas of the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill.

The document ‘how a medical device information system may work in practice’ relates to an amendment of the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill.

Published 14 February 2020
Last updated 25 January 2021 + show all updates
  1. Factsheet: falsified medicines' to add information about the 'safety features' element of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive scheme.

  2. Replaced 'Factsheet: medical devices overview' with an updated version.

  3. Replaced 'Factsheet: patient safety' with 'Factsheet: Patient Safety Commissioner'; updated 'Factsheet: falsified medicines' with more information following our exit from the EU; updated 'Factsheet: medical devices information system' following a further amendment made to the MMD Bill during Lords Committee; added 2 documents: 'Factsheet: Devices Advisory Expert Committee' and 'Factsheet: international data sharing'.

  4. Added 2 new documents: 'How a medical device information system may work in practice' and 'Factsheet: medical devices information system'.

  5. Added 10 factsheets that provide additional information about the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill.

  6. First published.