Guidance and resources for establishments licenced under our Public Display sector

Specific information for those that work in our regulated sectors.

In 2010, the HTA developed a new licence fee structure which has been in operation since 1 April 2011. This fee structure followed consultation with stakeholders and is based on the activities of licensing each sector. The fee structure is reviewed each year and fees for the following year are announced in December. 

Detailed information on our licence fees and other payments.

Information about HTA licences including standard and statutory conditions.

Procurement is defined as the processes by which tissues and cells are made available, including the physical act of removing tissue and the donor selection and evaluation. 

The HTA regulates establishments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that conduct licensed activities under the Human Tissue Act 2004 (HT Act). This includes establishments that undertake post-mortem examinations, store bodies and samples for scheduled purposes in the HT Act, and remove samples from the deceased for these purposes.

We can provide an HTA licence for an emergency mortuary in the event of an incident.

There are licensing exemptions in the HT Act 2004 and further specific exemptions in the HT Act 2004 (Ethical Approval, Exceptions from Licensing and Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2006.

These regulations came into force on 1 September 2006.

The exemptions are summarised below according to whether the material is from the living or deceased.