Research and analysis

Non-technical summaries and retrospective assessments

Animals in Science Committee response to a ministerial commission for advice.

• From: Animals in Science Committee
• Published: 7 October 2025

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Non-technical summaries and retrospective assessments

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Non-technical summaries and retrospective assessment advice: letter to Lord Hanson

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In November 2024, the Animals in Science Committee (ASC) was asked to give advice on how to improve the content of non-technical summaries (NTS) and retrospective assessments (RA), to make them clearer, more transparent, and better aligned with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA).

The associated report and advice, in the form of a series of recommendations to the Regulator, applicants, and establishments, are reviewed and agreed by the full ASC.

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Published 7 October 2025