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Animal research law to be updated
Last night the Lords passed the Statutory Instrument to update UK law governing animal research. We now expect the update to officially become law before Christmas and come into effect on 1 January 2013.
Legislation published to update UK regulation of animal research
November 8, 2012 by martinturner
The Government has published draft legislation to update current UK regulation of animal research in response to a new EU Directive that will harmonise regulation across Europe.
Moving towards a better conversation about animal research
October 19, 2012 by beckypurvis
AMRC has joined research councils, academic societies, universities and industry to support a cross-sector Declaration on Openness about Animal Research.
Who’s in and who’s out, and what it means for medical research
September 6, 2012 by martinturner
The Prime Minister's recent reshuffle means there's some new names to learn for the medical research policy geeks.
CRACK IT – finding solutions to reduce animal research
July 24, 2012 by martinturner
The NC3Rs is launching this year's CRACK IT challenges - opportunities for business and academia to find solutions to problems to reduce our need to use animals in research
What does the increase in numbers of animals used in research mean?
July 10, 2012 by martinturner
The latest figures show a slight rise in the number of animals being used for research.
Effective ban on experiments on stray and feral animals will remain in UK law
June 27, 2012 by martinturner
House of Commons note explains how updates to UK law do not change the government's commitment not to allow the use of stray or feral animals in research.
Home Office responds to consultation on updating animal research regulation
May 17, 2012 by martinturner
The Home Office has responded to the consultation on updating UK regulations governing animal research.
The home office’s plan to update UK law on research using animals
March 28, 2012 by beckypurvis
There was a debate in the House of Commons yesterday about the update of UK law governing research using animals. It was an opportunity for the government to outline some of their plans.
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