Animal Procedures Committee
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The '''Animal Procedures Committee''' advises the British [[Home Secretary]] on matters related to [[animal testing]] in the UK. The function of the committee was made a statutory requirement by the [[Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986]] (the Act), which mandates that it should have at least 12 members, excluding the chair. [http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/hoc/321/321-xa.htm] There are currently 19 members.
==Composition of members==
The Act stipulates that at least two-thirds of the members have full registration as [[Physician|medical practitioners]] or [[Veterinarian|veterinary surgeons]], or that they be qualified in a relevant [[Biology|biological]] subject; that one member be a [[barrister]], [[solicitor]], or advocate; that at least half the membership should not have held an animal-testing licence during the last six years; and that the interests of [[animal welfare]] should be adequately represented. [http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/hoc/321/321-xa.htm]
There is normally an academic [[philosopher]] on the committee, although this is not required by the Act. There are currently two philosophers: Dr. [[Stephen R.L. Clark]] of the [[University of Liverpool]] and Professor Alan Holland formerly of the [[University of Lancaster]].
Members are appointed for terms of up to four years and may be re-appointed once. Apart from the Chair, members receive only expenses. [http://www.apc.gov.uk/aboutapc/composition.htm]
==Work of the committee==
The committee advises the government on policy and practise, and examines some licence applications and alleged infringements with a view to advising the Home Secretary.
The licence applications the committee sees are so-called "project licences" involving the use of [[primate]]s in "procedures of substantial severity," and the use of "wild-caught primates." [http://www.apc.gov.uk/aboutapc/ourwork.htm]
==Membership==
As of July 2006, the committee members (and their professional affiliations) were: [http://www.apc.gov.uk/members/interest.htm]:
*[[Sara Nathan (broadcaster)|Sara Nathan]] (chair)
*Professor Chris Atterwill, Director of Prognus Ltd;
*Professor Donald Broom, Colleen Macleod Professor of Animal Welfare, [[University of Cambridge]];
*Professor Grahame Bulfield, Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering, [[University of Edinburgh]];
*Professor [[Stephen R.L. Clark]], Professor of Philosophy, [[University of Liverpool]];
*Dr John Doe, Head of Health Assessment, [[Syngenta]];
*Dr [[Michael Festing]], freelance consultant for [[Harlan (company)|Harlan UK]];
*Professor Alan Holland, Professor [[Emeritus]], [[University of Lancaster]];
*Dr Robert Hubrecht, Deputy Director of the University Federations for Animal Welfare;
*Dr Peter Hunt, Biological Standards Officer, [[Cardiff University]];
*Robert Kemp, retired animal technician;
*Professor Keith Kendrick, Head of Cognitive and Behavourial Neuroscience, The [[Babraham Institute]];
*Professor Alan McNeilly, Deputy Director, [[Medical Research Council (UK)|Medical Research Council]] Human Reproductive Sciences Unit;
*Graham Moore, veterinary surgeon and consultant, Science Policy & Scientific Affairs, [[Pfizer]] Ltd [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:MXCkdQ0WaYkJ:scienceandresearch.homeoffice.gov.uk/animal-research/publications/publications/pcd-holders-circulars/pcdcirc3_2003.pdf%3Fview%3DBinary+Graham+Moore,+Pfizers&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=1]
*Dr Tim Morris, Head of Animal Ethics and Welfare, Department of Laboratory Animal Science, [[GlaxoSmithKline]] Pharmaceuticals;
*Professor Dawn Oliver, Professor of Constitutional Law, [[University College London]];
*Professor John Pickard, Professor of Neurosurgery, [[University of Cambridge]];
*Dr Mark Prescott, Programme Manager, National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
*Professor Genevra Richardson, Professor of Law, [[King's College London]].
==References==
*[http://www.apc.gov.uk/aboutapc/about_index.htm Website of the Animal Procedures Committee]
*[http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/hoc/321/321-xa.htm Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986], Home Office
==Further reading==
*{{PDFlink|[http://www.apc.gov.uk/reference/primates.pdf APC's recommendations on the use of primates]|708 [[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 725084 bytes -->}}, Animal Procedures Committee.
*[http://www.animalaid.org.uk/viv/unhappy.htm "Unhappy Anniversary: Twenty years of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986"], Animal Aid, retrieved July 15, 2006.
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