PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Animals in Science Regulation Unit (22 March 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (a) strengthens its regulatory oversight responsibilities and (b) increases the number of inspections it undertakes.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

The UK legal framework requires each Establishment that uses animals in science to have strong governance systems that are published in the Standard Conditions of licences found on the Regulator’s website at: www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals.

The Regulator has strengthened its regulatory oversight and published its process of full system audits at: www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits.

The number of inspections conducted is determined on a risk basis and according to the legal framework. This includes unannounced visits to licensed establishments.

Answered by:
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
30 March 2022