This page provides an overview of how Human Tissue Act regulates the storage, examination and use of human tissue and includes a list of scheduled purposes

 

You should read the relevant guidance document before you start to fill in the application form.

The guidance documents will tell you:

• who should complete the form;
• which sections of the form you need to complete; and
• the documents you need to submit along with your application.

Check if you need a licence. Use our flowcharts to help you decide if your activity requires a licence.

Find out about the people govern the HTA.

Keep up-to-date with the latest news and events from the HTA.

Details of past and upcoming HTA events.

The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) is the national independent regulator for organisations that remove, store and use tissue for research, medical treatment, post-mortem examination, teaching and display in public. We also give approval for organ and bone marrow donations from living people. With the interests of the public and those we regulate at the centre of our work, we aim to maintain confidence by ensuring that human tissue is used safely and ethically, with proper consent. 

Our blogs offer new and unique perspectives on key issues relating to our work.

This page contains answers to frequently asked questions about umbilical cord blood banking, including information about what umbilical cord blood is, how it is collected and how it is used and stored.