Licensing

The HTA licenses more than 500 establishments across five diverse sectors: human application, research, post mortem, anatomy and public display.

Transplantation

Find out about our role in approving all transplantations of organs and bone marrow from living donors.

Guidance

We issue Codes of Practice, licensing guidance and other advice for the professional sectors that we regulate.

Consultations and events

Find out about our past events - the conference on regulating tissues and cells for human application and the public Authority meeting.

News

New rules for cord blood collection

Collection of cord blood at birth will be regulated for the first time in the UK under new rules announced to ensure safety and traceability.

HTA issues regulatory alert 002/2008

The HTA has issued a regulatory alert to all establishments in the human application sector.