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Policy

We engage with parliamentarians, governments and others to offer independent and informed contributions on bioethical issues, helping to embed ethics in policy making. Below you can browse and download our policy briefings and consultation responses.

Consultation Response

01 Jun 2015

Response to the Global Alliance for Genomics & Health Consent Policy

Global Alliance for Genomics & Health

Tagged: Biodata

Policy Briefing Paper

01 May 2015

Key recommendations in the Council's report - Children and clinical research: ethical issues

Tagged: Children and clinical research

Consultation Response

01 May 2015

Response to UK policy framework for health and social care research: call for comments

Health Research Authority (HRA)

Tagged: Children and clinical research

Consultation Response

01 Apr 2015

Response to Nurse Review of Research Councils: Call for Evidence

Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

Tagged: Biodata

Consultation Response

01 Feb 2015

Response to Consultation on Ethical considerations and implications of public health emergency response with a focus on the current Ebola virus disease epidemic

Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (US)

Tagged: Public health

Policy Briefing Paper

01 Feb 2015

Key recommendations (February 2015 update): Novel techniques for the prevention of mitochondrial DNA disorders: an ethical review

Tagged: Mitochondrial DNA disorders

Policy Briefing Paper

01 Feb 2015

Key recommendations in the Council's report - The collection, linking and use of data in biomedical research and health care: ethical issues

Tagged: Biodata

Policy Briefing Paper

01 Dec 2014

Summary: The findings of a series of engagement activities exploring the culture of scientific research in the UK

Tagged: Research culture

Consultation Response

01 Aug 2014

Response to the Triennial Review of the National DNA Database Ethics Group

Home Office

Tagged: Bioinformation

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About us

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent body that examines and reports on ethical issues in biology and medicine. It was established by the Trustees of the Nuffield Foundation in 1991, and since 1994 it has been funded jointly by the Foundation, Wellcome and the Medical Research Council.

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    Literature review on disagreements in the care of critically ill children now available
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    Media coverage of mitochondrial DNA transfer techniques in the UK
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