Consultation

The consultation on emerging biotechnologies closed on 15 June 2011.

The Council would like to thank everyone who contributed to the consultation. The responses are being considered by the Working Party. A report with recommendations for policy will be published in autumn 2012.

Where permission has been granted, the responses will be available to download after the Working Party has published its report.

Consultation paper

Although the consultation has now closed, you can still download the consultation paper which provides background information and sets out a number of questions, including:

  • What principles should decision makers apply to emerging biotechnologies?

  • What tools and levers might be employed to secure benefits and minimise risks?

  • What role should public engagement activities play?