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Public Authority meeting 2019
This year, the HTA will be holding its public Authority meeting on Thursday 9 May (in the morning) at etc.venues in Victoria.
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EU exit: Updated guidance for 'no deal' preparations
We wrote to establishments in the Human Application and Organ Donation and Transplantation sectors on the
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Precious Cells International has entered liquidation
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) is aware that Precious Cells International (PCI) entered liquidation on Friday 23 November. The Official Receiver has been appointed as the
HTA announces licence fees for 2019/20
Today the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) has published licence fee levels for the 2019/20 business year. The new licence fees come into effect from April 2019, with an increase of 2.7% (the CPI rate in August 2018) to the previous year’s fees across all sectors.
How to ensure our messages reach your inbox
It is important to us to be able to contact our licensed establishments by email. We have noticed that a number of those we are trying to reach are not reading important messages from HTA accounts.
HTA launches updated Codes of Practice and Standards
Today we have launched our updated Codes of Practice and Standards, which are available on our website here. These provide practical guidance on human tissue legislation for prof