Policy Archive 2000 - 2005

Department of Health review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
November 2005

Human Tissue Authority Consultation on their Codes of Practice
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
October 2005

Genetic Interest Group Patient Quality Indicator Questionaire
developed in May 2005

The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority Consultation - Welfare of the Child - Tomorrow's Children.
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
March 2005

Academy of Medical Science a Study on the Use of Patient Data in Research
Response from the Genetic Interest Group.
December 2004

Human Genetics Commisssion consultation
Choosing the Future: Genetics and Reproductive Decision Making.
Response from the Genetic Interest Group.
November 2004

Joint Commitee on Medical Genetics and the Genetic Interest Group's response to the Human Tissue Bill.
Letter from The Joint Committee on Medical Genetics (The Royal College of Physicans, The British Society for Human Genetics and The Royal Society of Pathologists) and the Genetic Interest Group to the House of Lords sent on
7th September 2004.

For further information on the progress of the Human Tissue Bill through the UK parliament please look at the following link to the explanatory notes prepared by the Department of Health.
Human Tissue Bill - Summary.

Human Tissue Bill - following the Third Hearing in the House of Lords a
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
19th July 2004

Nuffield Council on Bioethics consultation on The Ethics of Research Involving Animals.
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
November 2003

Pharmacogenetics: Ethical Issues
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
January 2003

The Law on Human Organs and Tissue in England and Wales
Human Bodies, Human Choices, A Consultation Report.
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
14 October 2002

The Supply of Genetic Tests Direct to the Public
A response from the Genetic Interest Group. A consultation document. Human Genetic Commission.
July 2002

A Consultation Document on Unclaimed and unidentifiable organs and tissue
Retained Organs Commission. A possible regulatory framework.
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
June 2002

Genetics and Human Behaviour: the ethical context
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
July 2001

Whose hands on your genes?
March 2001

NICE Consultation Document "Have Your Say",
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
July 2000

ACGT Consultation on Prenatal Genetic Testing
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
May 2000

Human Tissue and Biological Supplies for Use in Research. Interim Operational and Ethical Guidelines issued by the MRC (Nov 1999),
Response from the Genetic Interest Group
March 2000