Valid applications received by the relevant submission dates can expect to receive an approval decision from the Secretary of State for Health (non-research) or Health Research Authority (research) within a maximum of 60 working days.
The number of applications considered at each meeting are capped, but any outstanding valid applications will be assigned to the next available meeting.
Precedent set review dates
Applications booked and received for precedent set review are assigned to the next available fortnightly meeting. Valid applications received by the submission dates can expect to receive an approval decision from the Secretary of State for Health (non-research) or Health Research Authority (research) within a maximum of 30 working days.Applications booked should be received no later than 5.00pm.
When are new meeting dates published?
Meeting dates are published on a six-monthly basis.
Minutes of previous CAG meetings
Sub-committee and Precedent set minutes
The sub-committee meeting minutes include all advice provided by precedent set sub-committees, sub-committees and by Chair action. The date refers to the CAG meeting at which the advice was reported.
Meeting minutes for previous Ethics and Confidentiality Committee (ECC) and Patient Information Advisory Group (PIAG) meetings?
You can find ECC and PIAG meeting minutes on our website. If you have any further questions about this please get in contact with the confidentiality advice team.