Amend HT Act for organisational responsibility
Fuller Inquiry · Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report · Issued 15 July 2025 · Addressed to: Department of Health and Social Care
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The government should amend the Human Tissue Act 2004 so that the organisation holding the licence has primary legal responsibility to ensure that: There is a suitable Designated Individual in place at their establishment. Suitable premises are provided and maintained. Suitable individuals are employed. All relevant legal and regulatory duties pertaining to the licence are met.
Fuller Inquiry, Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report · 15 Jul 2025 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●Department of Health and Social Care
This recommendation is under consideration.
Department of Health and Social Care · 1 Dec 2025
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 1 Dec 2025 Under consideration. The government will continue to work on its response to the recommendations and provide a full response to the Fuller inquiry phase 2 report by summer 2026. (Source: Interim update on government progress in responding to the Fuller inquiry phase 2 report, December 2025)
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