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.
| 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 |
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| Dec 21 | 2nd | 3rd | No meeting | 14th | No meeting | 8th | 2nd | 10th | 14th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 9th | 1st | 13th | No meeting | No meeting | 2nd | 2nd | 17th | 13th | 2nd | 8th | 13th | 8th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 6th | 8th | 2nd | 7th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 3rd | 14th | 15th | No meeting | 3rd | No meeting | 9th | 13th | 21st | No meeting | 3rd | 14th | 1st | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 7th | 14th | No meeting | 14th | 3rd | 14th | No meeting | 1st | No meeting | No meeting | 21st | No meeting | 10th | 7th | No meeting | 9th | 1st | No meeting | 15th | 16th | 15th | No meeting | No meeting | 14th | No meeting | 7th | 16th | 3rd | 15th | 14th | 6th | 10th | 6th | No meeting | No meeting |
| Jan 22 | 6th | No meeting | 27th | 11th | 24th | No meeting | 6th | 14th | 18th | 27th | No meeting | 11th | 25th | 13th | No meeting | 24th | 26th | 24th | No meeting | No meeting | 21st | 10th | 6th | 12th | 17th | 12th | 11th | 26th | 20th | 10th | 12th | No meeting | No meeting | 19th | 20th | 25th | No meeting | 11th | 19th | 31st | 7th | No meeting | No meeting | 10th | No meeting | 13th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 28th | 27th | 11th | 11th | 26th | No meeting | No meeting | 11th | 28th | 12th | 19th | 28th | 18th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 12th | 13th | No meeting | 20th | 19th | 26th | 19th | 26th | 12th | 18th | 24th | No meeting | 27th | 7th | 19th | 18th | No meeting | 14th | 10th | 27th | 27th |
| Feb 22 | 3rd | 4th | 24th | 8th | 28th | 9th | 3rd | 11th | 15th | 24th | 18th | 1st | 22nd | 10th | 2nd | 28th | 23rd | 28th | 3rd | 17th | No meeting | 14th | 3rd | 9th | 21st | 9th | 8th | 23rd | 17th | No meeting | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 16th | 17th | 22nd | 4th | 8th | 16th | 28th | 4th | No meeting | No meeting | 14th | 15th | 10th | 4th | 8th | No meeting | No meeting | 25th | 24th | 8th | No meeting | 23rd | 15th | 4th | No meeting | 25th | 2nd | 16th | 25th | No meeting | No meeting | 11th | 1st | 9th | 10th | 2nd | 17th | 16th | 24th | 16th | 23rd | 9th | No meeting | 21st | No meeting | 24th | 4th | No meeting | 15th | 7th | 11th | No meeting | 24th | 24th |
| Mar 22 | 3rd | 4th | 24th | 8th | 28th | 9th | No meeting | 11th | 15th | 24th | 18th | 1st | 29th | 10th | 2nd | 28th | 30th | 28th | 3rd | 12th | 18th | No meeting | 3rd | 9th | 21st | No meeting | 8th | 23rd | 17th | 7th | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 16th | 17th | 29th | 4th | No meeting | 16th | 28th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 14th | 15th | 10th | 4th | 8th | 2nd, 2nd | No meeting | 25th | 24th | No meeting | 8th | 23rd | 15th | 4th | 8th | 25th | 2nd | 16th | 25th | 15th | No meeting | 11th | 1st | 9th | 10th | 2nd | 17th | 16th | 22nd | 16th | No meeting | 9th | 15th | 28th | No meeting | 24th | 4th | 16th | 15th | 7th | 11th | 7th | 31st | 24th |
| Apr 22 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 5th | 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 | 13th | No meeting | No meeting | 21st | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 5th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 12th | 20th | 25th | 1st | No meeting | No meeting | 11th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 28th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 6th | 20th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 28th | No meeting | 20th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 28th |
| May 22 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 20th | No meeting | 24th | 5th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 11th | No meeting | No meeting | 19th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 3rd | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 10th | 18th | 30th | 6th | No meeting | No meeting | 9th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 26th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 4th | 18th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 26th | 6th | 18th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 26th |
| Jun 22 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 17th | 7th | 28th | 9th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 8th | No meeting | No meeting | 16th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 7th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 14th | No meeting | 27th | 3rd | No meeting | No meeting | 13th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 30th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 8th | 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 | No meeting | No meeting | 23rd | 3rd | 15th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 30th |
| Jul 22 | 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 | 7th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 13th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 5th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 12th | 20th | No meeting | 1st | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 28th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 6th | 20th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 28th | 1st | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 28th |
| Aug 22 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 19th | 2nd | 23rd | 11th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 18th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 17th | 29th | 5th | No meeting | No meeting | 8th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 25th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 3rd | 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 | No meeting | No meeting | 25th | 5th | 17th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 25th |
| Sep 22 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 16th | 6th | 27th | 8th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 14th | No meeting | No meeting | 15th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 6th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 13th | No meeting | 26th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 12th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 29th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 7th | 21st | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 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 | 21st | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 29th |
| Oct 22 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 21st | No meeting | 25th | 6th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 12th | No meeting | No meeting | 20th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 4th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 11th | 19th | 31st | 7th | No meeting | No meeting | 10th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 27th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 5th | 19th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 27th | No meeting | 19th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 27th |
| Nov 22 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 18th | 1st | 29th | 10th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 9th | No meeting | No meeting | 17th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 1st | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 8th | 16th | 28th | 4th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 24th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 2nd | 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 | No meeting | No meeting | 24th | 4th | 16th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 24th |
| Dec 22 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 16th | 6th | No meeting | 8th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 14th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 6th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 13th | 21st | No meeting | 2nd | No meeting | No meeting | 12th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 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 | 14th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 15th | 2nd | 14th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting |
| Jan 23 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 11th | No meeting | No meeting | 19th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 10th | 18th | 30th | 6th | No meeting | No meeting | 9th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting |
| Feb 23 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 8th | No meeting | No meeting | 16th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 7th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 14th | 15th | 27th | 3rd | No meeting | No meeting | 13th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting |
| Mar 23 | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 16th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 7th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 15th | 27th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | 13th | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting |