HTA Committee Minutes

Below are the latest Human Tissue Act Committee Minutes. Archived minutes can be found in the drop down tab. 

Purpose and structure: The Committee meets twice a year in March and September. Internal cross Department audits are planned at the start of the academic year; dates are scheduled and shared in the March Committee meeting and feedback post internal audits are reviewed in the September meeting.

Latest MinutesTopics
March 2024Remit review, Progress on replacement for Tissue Tracker, Documentation clarity when transferring samples between sites, Internal Inspections

Latest Minutes Topics
07th March 2024 Change of DI, Achiever Medical System and Tissue Tracker replacement
14th September 2023 Introduction of new DI, review of Tissue Tracker replacement systems, MRC Epidemiology joins as a satellite licence
10th March 2022 Achiever Medical system, MRC Online-Training or University staff, Transferring HTA samples
18th March 2022 HTA Emergency Contact list, Emergency Generators and T-Scan Monitor checks, Committee TEAMS channel set-up
16th September 2021 MRC Regulatory Support Centre, HTA Annual Survey, HT Training links
24th September 2020  Update to terms of reference, Licence structure changes, MRC-Toxicology Unit joins as a Licenced Department 
21st March 2019  Appointment changes at PDN, Nov 2018 Inspection summary with action plan and progress, website changes
19th September 2019  Stem Cell leave HTA licence, HTA questionnaire, Licence structure updates 
21st March 2019 Testing the T Scan alarm, Updates to Quality Manual 
30th August 2018  SOP and Risk Assessment discussions, Governance and Quality
23rd March 2017 Code E replaces Code 9, Physics, Zoology, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology join satellite 3 of the HTA licence
28th September 2017 New Code E for Research work
17th March 2016 Collaboration with Addenbrookes, UIS support on the database
29th September 2016 Findings from audit questionnaire, CoP E
7th July 2015  Self audit plans, Disposal Policy and SOPs