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This REC Directory page provides a list of meeting dates for Research Ethics Committees (RECs) within the UK Health Departments’ Research Ethics Service.

Please note some of our RECs have merged, closed or changed names. 

Please ensure you are aware of the latest guidance about applying for approvals before you plan and book for your REC review. After preparing your application, please use the Online Booking Service to book into a REC meeting.

Meeting Dates

Committee East Midlands – Derby East Midlands – Leicester Central East Midlands – Leicester South East Midlands – Nottingham 1 East Midlands – Nottingham 2 East of England – Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire East of England – Essex East of England – Cambridge Central East of England – Cambridge East East of England – Cambridge South East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 1 East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 2 Health and Social Care Research Ethics Committee A (HSC REC A) Health and Social Care Research Ethics Committee B (HSC REC B) London – Bloomsbury London – Camden and Kings Cross London – Central London – Brent London – Brighton and Sussex London – Bromley London – Camberwell St Giles London – Chelsea London – City and East London – Dulwich London – Fulham London – Hampstead London – Harrow London – London Bridge London – Queen Square London – Riverside London – South East London – Stanmore London – Surrey London – Surrey Borders London – West London & GTAC London – Westminster Social Care Research Ethics Committee North East – Newcastle and North Tyneside 1 North East – Newcastle and North Tyneside 2 North East – Tyne & Wear South North East – York North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1 North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2 North West – Greater Manchester (GM) Central North West – Greater Manchester (GM) East North West – Greater Manchester (GM) South North West – Greater Manchester (GM) West North West – Haydock North West – Liverpool Central North West – Liverpool East *THIS REC HAS BEEN CLOSED - ALL BUSINESS TRANSFERRED TO LIVERPOOL CENTRAL REC North West – Preston Scotland A Research Ethics Committee (NOTE: This REC can only review studies requiring ethical approval under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000) South Central – Berkshire B South Central – Hampshire A South Central – Hampshire B South Central – Berkshire South Central – Oxford A South Central – Oxford B South Central – Oxford C South East Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1 South East Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2 South West – Central Bristol South West – Cornwall and Plymouth South West – Exeter - REC CLOSED (Contact Cornwall and Plymouth REC for studies previously linked to Exeter REC) South West – Frenchay Wales REC 1 Wales REC 2 Wales REC 3 Wales REC 4 Wales REC 5 Wales REC 6 Wales REC 7 West Midlands – Edgbaston West Midlands – Coventry and Warwickshire West Midlands – Solihull West Midlands – South Birmingham West Midlands – The Black Country West of Scotland REC 1 West of Scotland REC 3 West of Scotland REC 4 West of Scotland REC 5 Yorkshire and the Humber – Bradford Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber – Leeds East Yorkshire and the Humber – Leeds West Yorkshire and the Humber – Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber – South Yorkshire Scotland B REC
Oct 20 1st 2nd 22nd 13th 26th No meeting 1st 9th 20th 22nd 16th 6th 20th 8th 7th 12th 28th 26th 1st 15th 16th 12th 1st 14th 19th 14th 13th 28th 15th 5th 14th 1st 6th 21st 15th 27th 2nd 13th 21st 26th 2nd 29th 8th 12th 20th 8th 2nd 13th 7th No meeting 23rd 29th 13th 13th 28th 20th No meeting 13th 30th No meeting 21st 30th 20th No meeting 16th 13th No meeting 8th 7th 15th 21st 29th 21st 28th 14th, 14th 20th 26th 6th 22nd No meeting 21st 20th 5th 9th 5th 29th 29th
Nov 20 5th 6th 26th 10th 23rd 11th 5th No meeting 17th 26th 20th 3rd 24th 5th 4th 16th 25th 23rd 5th 19th 20th 9th No meeting 11th 16th 11th 10th 25th 19th 2nd 11th No meeting 3rd 18th 19th 24th 6th No meeting 18th 30th 6th 26th 12th No meeting 17th 12th 6th 10th 4th No meeting 27th 26th 10th 10th 25th 17th 6th 10th 27th 4th 18th 27th 17th No meeting 13th 3rd 11th 13th 4th 19th 18th 24th 18th 25th 11th 17th 30th 3rd No meeting 6th 18th 17th 2nd No meeting 2nd 26th 26th
Dec 20 3rd 4th No meeting 8th No meeting 9th 3rd 11th 15th No meeting 11th 1st No meeting 3rd 2nd No meeting No meeting No meeting 3rd 3rd 18th 14th 3rd 9th 21st 9th No meeting No meeting No meeting 7th 9th 3rd 1st No meeting 17th No meeting 4th 8th 16th No meeting 4th No meeting 10th 14th 15th No meeting 4th 8th 2nd No meeting No meeting No meeting 8th 8th No meeting 15th 4th 8th No meeting 2nd 9th No meeting 15th No meeting 11th 1st 9th 10th 2nd 17th 16th 15th 16th No meeting No meeting 15th No meeting 1st 10th 4th 9th 15th 7th 11th 7th No meeting No meeting
Jan 21 7th No meeting 28th 12th 25th No meeting 7th 8th 19th 28th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 18th 27th 25th No meeting No meeting 15th 11th 7th 13th 18th 13th 12th 27th 21st 4th 13th 7th No meeting 20th 21st 26th No meeting 12th 20th 25th 8th No meeting No meeting 11th No meeting 14th 8th No meeting No meeting No meeting 22nd No meeting 12th 12th 27th No meeting No meeting 12th 29th No meeting No meeting 29th 19th No meeting No meeting No meeting 13th 14th No meeting 21st 20th 26th 20th 27th 13th 19th 25th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 19th No meeting 8th 4th 28th No meeting
Feb 21 4th 5th 25th 9th 22nd 10th 4th 12th 16th 25th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 3rd 22nd 24th 22nd 4th 18th, 18th No meeting 8th 4th 10th 15th 10th 9th 24th 18th No meeting 10th 4th 2nd 17th 18th 23rd 5th 9th 17th 22nd 5th No meeting No meeting 8th 16th 11th No meeting 9th 3rd No meeting 26th No meeting 9th No meeting 24th 16th 5th No meeting 26th No meeting No meeting 26th No meeting No meeting 12th 2nd 10th 11th 3rd 18th 17th 24th 17th 24th 10th No meeting 22nd No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 16th 1st 12th No meeting 25th No meeting
Mar 21 4th 5th 25th 9th 22nd 10th No meeting 12th 16th 25th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 3rd 22nd 31st 22nd 4th No meeting 19th No meeting 4th 10th 15th No meeting 9th 24th 18th 1st 10th 4th 2nd 17th 18th 30th 5th 9th 17th 29th No meeting No meeting No meeting 8th 16th 11th 5th 9th 3rd No meeting 26th No meeting No meeting 9th 24th 16th 5th 9th 26th No meeting No meeting 26th 16th No meeting 12th 2nd 10th 11th 3rd 18th 17th 25th 17th No meeting 10th 16th 29th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 16th 1st 12th 1st 25th No meeting
Apr 21 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 6th No meeting 8th 7th 15th 21st 27th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting
May 21 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 4th 12th 13th 5th 20th 19th 26th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting
Jun 21 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 1st 9th 10th 2nd 17th 16th 24th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting
Jul 21 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 14th 15th 7th 15th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting
Aug 21 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 3rd 11th No meeting No meeting 19th 18th 24th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting
Sep 21 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 7th 15th 9th 1st 16th 15th 22nd No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting
Oct 21 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 5th No meeting 14th 6th No meeting 20th 28th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting
Nov 21 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 2nd 10th 11th 3rd 18th 17th 23rd No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting
Dec 21 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 7th 15th 9th 1st 16th 15th 16th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting
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