Social Care Research Ethics Committee - Resources
The Social Care REC are delighted to publish their Annual Report, which covers their first year of operation. This has been circulated to key stakeholders in social care research.
Social Care REC Annual Report 2010 to 2011
- Social Care Research Ethics Committee Annual Report – 01 July 2010 to 31 December 2011.
(731kb PDF file)
Governance Arrangements for Research Ethics Committees (GAfREC)
The harmonised UK version of the Governance Arrangements for Research Ethics Committees (GAfREC) was published on 09 May 2011 and will come into effect on 01 September 2011. This document is the policy of the UK Health Departments describing what is expected from the research ethics committees that review research proposals relating to areas of the UK Health Department’s responsibility. It also explains when review by these committees is required.
National Research Ethics Service – Standard Operating Procedures for Research Ethics Committees
This document sets out standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Research Ethics Committees (RECs) within the UK Health Departments’ Research Ethics Service.
National Research Ethics Service - Does my project require review by a Research Ethics Committee?
This algorithm is designed to assist researchers, sponsors and R&D offices in determining whether a project requires ethical review by a Research Ethics Committee under the UK Health Departments’ Governance Arrangements for Research Ethics Committees (GAfREC), a harmonised version of which came into effect on 1 September 2011.
The following documents can be found on the Background section of the website:
- Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care, Department of Health, April 2005
- Implementation Plan for Social Care, Department of Health, 2004
- Research Governance Framework: Resource Pack for Social Care, 2nd Edition, April 2010
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