Constitution and Membership
Designated Individual [Chair]	Professor Geraldine HartshorneLink opens in a new window
Licence Holder’s representative (or nominee)	TBC
Deputy Designated Individual in extremis	Professor James Covington
Designated Individual - Anatomy Licence	Professor Richard Tunstall
Associate Director Research Culture, Governance and Compliance (R&IS)	Carole Harris
Technical Assurance Manager	Dr Rob Eason
Technical Support Manager (Life Sciences)	Lesley Harvey-Smith
Technical Support Manager (Life Sciences)	Sarah Stevenson
UHCW Designated Individual	Dr Hesham El-Daly
Person Designated UHCW NHS Trust	Sean James
UHCW NHS Trust Head of R&D	Ceri Jones
Departmental Representatives of staff working under the licence:
Chemistry	Professor Matthew Gibson
Engineering	Professor Joanna Collingwood
Physics	TBC
School of Life Sciences	Dr Freya Harrison
Warwick Manufacturing Group	Dr Charlie Primeau
Warwick Medical School	Dr Dan Mitchell

 

Terms of Reference

 

• To support the Designated Individual in their role as defined by the Human Tissue Act 2004 and the University’s Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licence;

 

• To monitor new legislative and regulatory requirements relating to research activity using human material, including specific requirements under the Human Tissue Act (2004);

 

• To review and approve new Standard Operating Procedures, and recommend revisions to existing policies and SOPs, training and guidance available to staff and students relating to the use of human tissue for research purposes, with any SOPs that involve safety aspects also being submitted to the University’s Health and Safety Department for review and referred to GMBSC as required;

 

• To monitor and review the effectiveness of the implementation of the Quality Manual at the hub and satellite sites to ensure adherence to policies and SOPs to ensure consistency across the University, and with UHCW, where appropriate;

 

• To receive reports of adverse events and their investigation, reviewing and recommending revisions to policies, SOPs, training and guidance available to staff and students, if appropriate, and monitor the implementation of corrective action.

 

• To receive and action any issues raised by the Licence Holder’s Representative.

• To approve reports on the University’s research involving material of human origin for submission to Genetic Modification and Biosafety Committee (GMBSC) and the Licence Holder’s Representative.

Reporting Structure

Notes of the meetings will be circulated to the University Registrar (Licence Holder’s Representative).

Work of the HSSG will be provided to the University’s Research Governance and Ethics Committee.

Secretariat

Secretary: Mathew Gane, Research Governance & Quality Assurance Manager, Research & Impact Services

Meetings will be held termly.