Here you can find our Codes of Practice, practical guidance to professions carrying out activities we regulate.

A full list of all the guidance that we provide for members of the public is below including information on body donation, organ donation and post mortems.

 

 

This section contains all of the information and guidance that we provide for professionals, including our codes of practice, licensing information and the legislation that guides our regulatory activity.

 

The HTA licensing standards on premises, facilities and equipment aim to ensure that there are appropriate facilities for the storage of bodies and human tissue.

PFE2(b): There is sufficient capacity for storage of bodies, organs, and tissue samples, which takes into account predicted peaks of activity.

PFE2(c): Storage for long-term storage of bodies and bariatric bodies is sufficient to meet needs.

PFE2(i): There are documented contingency plans in place should there be a power failure or insufficient numbers of refrigerated storage spaces during peak periods