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Consent exemptions under the Human Tissue Act 2004
This section explains the consent exemptions from the Human Tissue Act (2004) (HT Act).
Sale of bodies, body parts and tissue policy
The HTA regulates organisations that remove, store and use human tissue for research, patient treatment, post-mortem examination, anatomical examination, s...
Roles of the HTA and NHSBT
Our role is to provide an independent check to help protect the interests of living organ donors.
Extending licences to cover the removal of tissue from the deceased for research
The Human Tissue Act 2004 requires that the removal of tissue from the deceased for research within the scope of the Act must always be licensed, on specif...
Living organ donation assessments
This section contains guidance and resources for professionals involved in living organ donation assessments, including Independent Assessors and Living Do...
Consultation: review of Code of Practice F, part two
The Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly in February 2022 and received Royal...
UK conviction for human trafficking organ removal offence
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) welcomes the verdict reached in the trial today.
Guidance on consent for transplantation research where donors are deceased
The following guidance has been produced to bring clarity to the issues surrounding consent for research relating to transplantation where donors are decea...