AWERB advice regarding replacements and alternative methods to animal testing
Dear University of Reading,
Please could you share the advice given by the AWERB to the establishment licence holder in the last 3 years specifically regarding replacements and alternative methods to animal testing. " We note that the university is required by law ASPA Schedule 3, Part 2, paragraph 6 (4) to keep records of any advice given by the AWERB.
Yours faithfully,
Georgina Rednall
Dear Georgina Rednall
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Sinead Latham
Information Compliance Officer
Information Management & Policy Services (IMPS), University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UR
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Dear Georgina Rednall,
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Please could you share the advice given by the AWERB to the establishment
licence holder in the last 3 years specifically regarding replacements and
alternative methods to animal testing. " We note that the university is
required by law ASPA Schedule 3, Part 2, paragraph 6 (4) to keep records
of any advice given by the AWERB.
Any advice given can be found within the AWERB Committee minutes. AWERB
minutes are available for your review at via the following link:
[1]https://www.reading.ac.uk/research/resea...
Technically, this is exempt information on the basis of the following FOIA
exemptions: s.21 - information accessible to applicant by other means.
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Yours sincerely,
Information Compliance Officer
Information Management & Policy Services (IMPS),
University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UR
[4][University of Reading request email] t: +44 (0)118 378 8981 [5]www.reading.ac.uk/foia
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