HTA responses to consultations

On this page you can read about the HTA's responses to consultations.

Human Tissue Authority response to a Government consultation on changing the coroner system

The HTA has responded to the Ministry of Justice's consultation: Implementing reforms to the coroner system

Human Tissue Authority response to Health and Social Care Committee

The HTA provided written evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee's consultation on the Draft Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill (the Bill). 

Human Tissue Authority response to the Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill

The HTA provided written evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill. This Bill contains clauses that would abolish the HTA. The HTA’s submission focuses on the risks associated with abolishing the HTA and transferring its functions elsewhere and the benefits of retaining the HTA as a specialist regulator.

Human Tissue Authority response to the Care Quality Commission Strategy Consultation

The HTA responded to the Care Quality Commission Strategy Consultation on Wednesday 5 December.

The Human Tissue Authority's  written evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry into regenerative medicine

The HTA submitted written evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry into regenerative medicine on 5 October. For more information about the inquiry see the Parliamentary Committee’s website.

Human Tissue Authority response to the Department of Health's arm's-length bodies consultation

The HTA responded in draft to the Department of Health's consultation on the arm's-length bodies review on Monday 10 September. The consultation closed on 28 September, this is the HTA's final response.

Human Tissue Authority response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on a soft out-out system for organ donation

The HTA responded to the consultation on the Welsh Government’s consultation on a soft opt-out system for organ donation on Monday 10 September.

Human Tissue Authority response to the Welsh Government’s White Paper: Proposals for Legislation on Organ and Tissue Donation

The HTA responded to Welsh Government’s White Paper: Proposals for Legislation on Organ and Tissue Donation on Tuesday 31 January. The findings of the public consultation are likely to be published within a month.

Proposed National Assembly for Wales Legislative Competence Order 2011 to introduce an opt-out system for deceased organ donation

The HTA responded to the National Assembly of Wales consultation on 21 January. You can download the evidence that we submitted to the Welsh Affairs Committee on 28 February on the left of this page. You can read more about the proposed LCO on the National Assembly for Wales website. You can read more about our role on the expert panel here.

Nuffield consultation on human bodies in medicine and research 

This consultation ended on 13 July 2010. You can read more about it on the Nuffield website. Read our response.

The Academy of Medical Sciences Review of the regulation and governance of medical research

The first call for  evidence ended in June 2010. You can read more about it on the AMRC website. Read our response. The Academy announced a second call for evidence with a deadline of 31 August 2010. Read our response.