A key role for AMRC is to respond, on behalf of its members, to a range of consultations from external bodies across the medical, health, science and charity sectors.
Links and downloads to AMRC's responses to external consultations arranged by topic:
UK health research environment | Clinical reserch | Stem cell research | Research funding in universities | Charity sector | Patient data | Animals in medical research | Science in society
UK health research environment
Evidence to Science and Technology Committee inquiry on peer review
Response to UK Border Agency consultation on the student immigration system
AMRC-INVOLVE report on patient perspectives on the regulation and governance of medical research (AMS review of the regulation and governance of medical research)
Submission to the Academy of Medical Sciences' call for evidence on the function and scope of a proposed ‘single research regulator’
Submission to UK Border Agency consultation on the level of an annual limit on economic migration to the UK
Submission to the Migration Advisory Committee consultation on the level of an annual limit on economic migration to the UK
Submission to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills as part of comprehensive spending review 2010
Submission to House of Lords Science & Technology Committee inquiry 'Setting science and technology research funding priorities'
Evidence to Royal Society inquiry 'Fruits of Curiosity: science, innovation and future sources of wealth'
Response to Chief Scientist Office consultation on Research Strategy for Health and Healthcare (2009)
Letter to the Prime Minister on the NHS Constitution
Response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry into Genomic Medicine
Response to NHS Next Stage Review
Response to the Chief Scientist’s Office for Scotland’s consultation on a revised research strategy for health and healthcare (2007)
Response to the Government Office for Science’s Review of Science in the Department of Health
Response to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) consultation on challenges and priorities for the next five years
Response to Sir David Cooksey's Consultation
Response to Science & Innovation: Working Towards a 10-Year Investment Framework
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Clinical research
Response to the NHS chief executive innovation review
Submission to the Public Bill Committee on the health and social care bill
Briefing and submission to the NHS Future Forum
Comments on the European Commission consultation on revisions of Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC
Comments on the NHS white paper: 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS'
Submission to the Academy of Medical Sciences Review of the regulation and governance of medical research
Response to Department of Health consultation on proposals for the Innovation Pass pilot
Response to European Commission consultation on Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC
Stem cell research
Evidence to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on regenerative medicine
Evidence for the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Inquiry into the Regulation of Hybrid and Chimera Embryos
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Charity sector
Response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on the ‘Freedom of Information Act 2000: Designation of additional public authorities
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Research funding in universities
Submission to House of Commons Science & Technology Committee inquiry on spending cuts
Response to Research Councils UK Review on Full Economic Costing
Response to a Consultation on the Assessment and Funding of Higher Education Research Post-2008
Letter from AMRC Charities to Bill Rammel on the CRSF Settlement
AMRC Submission on 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review and the Charity Research Support Fund (CRSF)
Response to DfES Consultation: Reform of Higher Education Research Assessment and Funding
Response to HEFCE Consultation on Research Funding Method
Response to HEFCE Consultation on Review of Research Assessment
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Patient data
Submission to Department of Health consultation on 'An information revolution'
Submission to Ministry of Justice call for evidence on the current data protection legislative framework
Response to Conservative party consultation on the personal ownership of health records
Response to Connecting for Health consultation on: Additional uses of patient data
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Animals in medical research
UK Bioscience Sector Coalition response to the Home Office consultation on the transposition of
European Directive 2010/63/EU; Q&A and coalition statement
UK Bioscience sector submission to Home Office consultation on EU Directive 86-609-EEC
Joint UK bioscience sector submission to the House of Lords European Union Committee Inquiry: Revision of Directive 86/609 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes
Response to Animal Procedures Committee Consultation on Cost/Benefit Assessment and the Animals Act
Response to Home Office Consultation on the Animals Act: Review of the Ethical Review Process
Response to House of Lords Select Committee Inquiry on Animals in Scientific Procedures
Response to Animal Procedures Committee Consultation on Emerging Biotechnologies and the Animals Act
Response to Animal Procedures Committee Consultation on Openness and Animal Procedures
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Science in society
Response to the Leveson inquiry on the culture, practice and ethics of the press
Response to Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills consultation: A Vision for Science and Society
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