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.

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Meeting Dates

Committee East Midlands – Leicester Central East of England – Cambridge South East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 2 Health and Social Care Research Ethics Committee B (HSC REC B) London – City and East London – Fulham North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2 North West – Greater Manchester (GM) South 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 – Hampshire B South Central – Berkshire South Central – Oxford A South Central – Oxford B South West – Central Bristol Wales REC 2 Wales REC 5 West of Scotland REC 1 Yorkshire and the Humber – Leeds East Yorkshire and the Humber – Sheffield Scotland B REC
Dec 25 5th No meeting 2nd 4th 4th 15th 11th 11th No meeting 3rd 16th 5th 9th No meeting No meeting 11th 2nd 1st 1st No meeting
Jan 26 No meeting 22nd No meeting 8th 8th 19th No meeting 8th 15th 28th No meeting No meeting 13th 30th 14th 15th No meeting No meeting 5th No meeting
Feb 26 6th 26th 3rd 5th 5th 16th 12th 12th 26th 25th 17th 6th No meeting 27th 11th 19th 3rd 2nd No meeting No meeting
Mar 26 6th 26th 3rd 5th 5th 16th 12th 12th 26th 25th 17th 6th 10th 27th 11th 19th 3rd 2nd 2nd No meeting
Apr 26 No meeting No meeting 7th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 23rd No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 7th No meeting No meeting No meeting
May 26 No meeting No meeting 5th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 21st No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 5th No meeting No meeting No meeting
Jun 26 No meeting No meeting 2nd 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 2nd No meeting No meeting No meeting
Jul 26 No meeting No meeting 7th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 16th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 7th No meeting No meeting No meeting
Aug 26 No meeting No meeting 4th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 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 26 No meeting No meeting 1st No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 17th No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 1st No meeting No meeting No meeting
Oct 26 No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 22nd No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting No meeting 6th No meeting No meeting No meeting
Nov 26 No meeting No meeting 3rd 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 3rd No meeting No meeting No meeting
Dec 26 No meeting No meeting 1st No meeting 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 No meeting No meeting No meeting