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Report from the Planning Group on Ethics Review in Social Care Research

  • Document type:
    Report
  • Author:
    Jan Pahl, University of Kent
  • Published date:
    18 December 2007
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    not required
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This report outlines the recommendations of the Planning Group on Ethics Review in Social Care Research set up by the Department of Health. There is also a response to the report published by the DH.

The aim of the Planning Group was to make recommendations for a comprehensive system of social care ethics review, following the formal Public Consultation in 2005. A key objective was to ensure that any system covered both children and adult sectors and research that cuts across national boundaries. The remit of the group covered the ethics review of social care research, but not the research governance responsibilities of organisations employing researchers or of research sites.

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