Human Tissue Authority

The regulator for human tissue and organs

Guidance for professionals

The filter and search function on this page allows you to refine down the full list of guidance that we provide for professionals to find specific items. Common searches for the HTA codes of practice and standards, licensing, fees and inspection information or for specific information for each of our regulated sectors can be found using the menu items above.

Joint position statement on the regulating human embryonic stem cell lines for human application
  • Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
  • Regenerative medicine
  • Stem cells
Practical guidance on correctly disposing of pregnancy remains
  • Fetal tissue
  • Pregnancy loss
Information about HTA Accredited Assessors
  • Bone marrow donation
  • Tissue and cell donation
  • Transplants
Information about the communication pathway and model consent forms for professionals seeking consent for an adult or child's post mortem
  • Communication
  • Consent
  • Perinatal
  • Post mortem
For the anatomy, public display, research and post mortem (storage only) sectors
  • Compliance updates
  • Post mortem
  • Portal guidance
  • Anatomy
  • Public display
  • Research
Donation of allogeneic bone marrow and PBSC
  • Bone marrow donation
  • Codes of practice
The standards that establishments licensed under an HTA public display licence should meet
  • HTA standards
  • Licensing
This section explains the licensing exemptions from the Human Tissue Act (2004)
  • General licensing
  • Licensing
This page provided information on the licensing of procurement organisations by the HTA, including the deadline for applying for a licence and the licence fee.
  • General licensing
  • Licensing
  • Procurement

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