The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004: guidance on their application and administration
Guidance on the application of the regulations and the administrative procedures that will be used by government in reaching justification decisions.
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Update: October 2025
The guidance has been updated to reflect a change in contact details for the Justification Application Centre, legislative and departmental name changes and updates to the list of practices in Annex 2.
The purpose of this document is to:
- provide applicants and other interested parties with guidance on the application of the Regulations
- explain the administrative procedures that will be used by government in reaching justification decisions
The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 were amended by the Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
The Regulations provide a framework in which justification decisions will be made.
Updates to this page
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The guidance has been updated to reflect a change in contact details for the Justification Application Centre, legislative and departmental name changes and updates to the list of practices in Annex 2.
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Legislation references brought up to date.
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Guidance updated to reflect new mailbox address for the Justification Application Centre: justifications@beis.gov.uk
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Updated Annex 2 (Area 9) of the Justification Guidance, in light of new evidence.
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'Concordat on the implementation of the Justification of Practices involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004' published.
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Updated justification guidance.
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Updated version published.
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First published.