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EU exit guidance
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, it will become a third country for the purposes of the EU Tissues and Cells Directive and the EU Organ Donation Directives.
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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.
HTA portal temporarily offline
The HTA Portal is temporarily offline due to maintenance and essential upgrade work but will be back up and running by the morning of Monday 24 September.
Public Authority meeting 2018
This year, the HTA will be holding its public Authority meeting on Thursday 19 July at the Grosvenor Hotel in Victoria.
Precious Cells and Pharmacells to enter into administration
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) has been made aware that two HTA-licensed establishments are to enter administration. These two services are Precious Cells International Ltd and
Nicola Blackwood appointed as Chair of the Human Tissue Authority
We are delighted to announce that Nicola Blackwood, the former MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, Under Secretary of State for Health, and Chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee,
Licence fees and payments: 2018/19
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) had announced licence fee levels for the 2018/19 business year. These licence fees came into effect from April 2018 and was calculated on the same basis as 2017/18.
Public guides to the Codes of Practice published today
The first public guides to the Human Tissue Authority’s (HTA) Codes of Practice have been published today.
HTA Position on Matching Websites
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) is today issuing a warning to members of the public to be careful when registering to become an organ donor with services other than the Organ Donor Register.
HTA Triennial Review Published
The HTA’s Triennial Review The HTA’s triennial review was conducted by the Cabinet Office to provide assurance to the Department of Health and the public that the HTA’s functions are still required and that we are operating efficiently.
HTA Statement on the Retention of Human Tissue by Police Forces in the North East
We are aware of a situation in the North East of England where a number of items of human tissue, retained for criminal justice and coronial purposes over the course of the last 20 years, have been kept for longer than was necessary.