Licensing

We license more than 800 establishments that store and use human tissue for purposes such as patient treatment, organ transplantation, post mortem examination, research, teaching, and public exhibitions. The information below covers applying for a licence, the roles of people named on a licence, adding new activities to a licence, extending the area of premises being licensed, adding satellite sites and challenging HTA licensing decisions.

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What is a HTA licence?

Summary Find out more about our licences

Do I need a HTA Licence?

Summary Decide if your activity requires a HTA licence to perform

Applying for HTA licences

Summary Find out about the various licences we issue, and how you can apply for one.

How to make changes to your licence

Summary Information on how you can amend your existing HTA licence.

How licensing works under the Human Tissue Act

Summary Guidance the Human Tissue Act licensing, including guidance for Designated Individuals and licence holders.

How licensing works under the Human Tissue Quality and Safety Regulations

Summary Guidance on the Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations licensing, including guidance for Designated Individ...