Membership
Designated Individual - Research Licence [Chair]	Professor Geraldine HartshorneLink opens in a new window
Licence Holder’s representative	Carole Harris
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	Lesley Harvey-Smith
Technical Support Manager	Sarah Stevenson
UHCW NHS Trust Designated Individual (Mortuary and Tissue Bank)	Dr Emma Simmons
UHCW NHS Trust Person Designated (Arden Tissue Bank)	Sean James
UHCW NHS Trust Head of R&D	Ceri Jones
Departmental Representatives of staff working under the licence:
Chemistry	N/A
Engineering	Professor Joanna Collingwood
Physics	N/A
School of Life Sciences	Dr Freya Harrison
Warwick Manufacturing Group	Dr Charlie Primeau
Warwick Medical School	Dr Nicole Robb

 

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 approve:

• To review and approve new Standard Operating Procedures, and 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 recommend:

• 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 and to recommend any updates required.
• To monitor new legislative and regulatory requirements relating to research activity using human material, including specific requirements under the Human Tissue Act (2004) and to recommend any actions necessary to ensure compliance.

To receive:

• 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 Designated Individual, the Licence Holder’s Representative or members of the Group.

To report:

• To report on the University’s research involving material of human origin to Genetic Modification and Biosafety Committee (GMBSC) as required.
• To report activity to the University's Research Governance and Ethics Committee, through he Designated Individual's annual report.

To provide assurance on:

• Human Tissue Act 2004

Secretariat

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

Assistant Secretary: Karen Chamberlain, Research Governance Officer, Research & Impact Services

Meetings will be held termly.