UK government confirms no legal requirement for animal testing in medical research
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By Darcie Williams
In response to a recent question to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the UK government has categorically stated that animal testing in medical research is not a legal requirement.
This remarkable new response debunks the commonly held belief that animal testing is a legal requirement. Up until now, clarity on the government’s position has been difficult to point to.
The written question, posed by MP Giles Watling – Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Animal Welfare – sought to understand whether the UK regulator considered approval of new therapies on a case-by-case basis, or whether they would always ask for a standard set of animal test results. Health Minister Will Quince affirmed in response that while there is no UK legislation mandating animal testing for this purpose, international regulatory guidelines are followed that suggest using animal data in the drug evaluation process.
So, what are these international regulatory guideline...
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