Stored Human Bodily Material: Use in Research in the United Kingdom

Abstract

Abstract Human bodily material can be removed from a living person and stored and used in research if the person has been informed about the storage and use of the material in research, and consented. If the person is a child (under 18), or not competent to consent, a parent or other lawfully authorised person may consent. Similarly, a lawfully authorised representative may consent for an adult who is not competent to consent. People, or their nominated representatives, may authorise the use of bodies or bodily material after death, for research. Bodily material removed for diagnostic or treatment procedures, or kept for audit or forensic testing, may be used in research without consent if..