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Updates from the ASRU Team Will Reynolds, Kate Garrod – 1 st presentation, Kate Chandler, Giles Paiba – 2 nd presentation November 2018

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Updates from the ASRU Team

Will Reynolds, Kate Garrod – 1st presentation, Kate Chandler, Giles Paiba – 2nd presentationNovember 2018

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Topics

1st Session• Fees • ASPeL replacement• PPL applications – 

improving the process• Current ASPeL • PPL applications – current 

situation• Service licences• NC3Rs MOU • Themed inspections 

2nd Session• Policy Updates• Brexit• RoPs and additional data

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Fees

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Fees – 19/20

• Invoicing…• To deliver we must be sustainable - fees

Establishment:Current fee £757 Increase to £826 Increase of £69 (9%)

Personal:Current fee £257Increase to £275 Increase of £18 (7%)

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Why the fees uplift?

• To assure continued delivery of the statutory requirements of ASPA – Full Cost Recovery

• Forecast 2019/20 deficit due to:– Salary (staff req. and rises)– Capital depreciation– Risk meetings

• Marginal increases in:– Training and conference costs– Travel 

• Continued investment in IT 

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ASPeL Replacement

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ASPeL – vision (1)

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ASPeL vision (2)

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ASPeL vision (3)(licences)

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ASPeL (vision 4) 

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ASPeL replacement:A two task project

• Replace the current online system– The contract for our existing IT system ends in August 

2019– Opportunity to rebuild according to Gov.uk standards

• Redesign the PPL application process– Simultaneously, we will launch a redesigned PPL– New application form that is easier to complete– New licence that displays authorities more clearly– Simplified amendment process

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Design 

• Government Digital Standards• Synergy across all Gov.uk systems• Produced in agile – future proofing and open for 

continual development• Intuitive and consistent with all Government digital 

services• “Building so users succeed first time”

“It’s instantly familiar to Government websites”

https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/service-standard

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Stakeholder engagement

• In developing the backbone to the system the research community has been utilised

• Built based on both user needs and feedback on problem areas of existing ASPeL

• Highly iterative design, refined through extensive user testing and publicly reported each week.

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Weekly reports in public

• Ukhomeofficegithub.io/asl-reporting• Includes all prototypes and feedback process

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Provides an easily manageable view of the schedule of premises

Designs for PEL

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Provides an easily manageable view of people and licence holders

Ability to easily access ‘people’

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Web patterns follow gov.uk standards

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Engagement so far:

• So far, we engaged individually with:• 80+ scientists, named people and HOLCs • 21 inspectors (out of 22)• 10 licensing / ASRU staff

• Also got feedback from: • 70+ HOLCs and named people at two HOLTIF 

meetings

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Improving accessibility and usability 

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Roll out plan

• Intense scrutiny and assessments by Cabinet Office to ensure both compliance with gov.uk but also the designs have user testing and acceptance

• First two assessments passed, third due in early Jan.

• Fourth assessment will determine public beta phase – likely to occur in March/April

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● Information more readily available and accessible 

● Easier to update schedule of premises

● Easier to manage accounts and named people

● More meaningful notifications

● Simpler application process and better application progress 

tracking

● Easier movement of PILs between establishments

● Refined PPL application process

Benefits to establishments

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Applying for a Project Licence:Improving the process

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This is an opportunity to: 

• Re-examine the process• Take on board feedback gathered over past 2 

years on project licences• Streamline the application while retaining the 

quality of the information provided• Address current ASPeL limitations

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What stakeholders told us they wanted

• Speed• Consistency of assessment and licence 

authorities• Clear guidance on what is needed in an 

application• Application questions in a logical order• Clear, unambiguous authorities• Ask questions once

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What ASRU needs

• Good quality applicationsü the right information with the right level of detail

• To maintain the rigour of the harm-benefit analysis

• A user-friendly system• Consistent, timely and high quality assessment 

ü risk (complexity)-based and proportionate• Clear, concise and unambiguous authorities• Improved openness and transparency

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How will project licensing be improved?

• At the moment all the information in the application forms the project licence. 

• In future the project licence will only contain the necessary legal information

• The application will ask more focused questions relevant to the type of licence being applied for

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What will not change?

• The information required for inspectors to undertake the harm-benefit analysis will be the same

• The licence will be a legal and complete document• All licences will be fit for purpose:

– for use by licensees, Named Persons, AWERBs– for inspectors to inspect against

• The application, assessment and licensing process will remain robust and proportionate 

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What are we planning for the non-technical summary?

• Will include all mandatory information• Will include more information on the typical animal 

experience and on the 3Rs• Must still not include:

– confidential information or intellectual property or – information that might identify the applicant or others

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What are we planning for applications?

• For clarity and simplicity – you will only see questions appropriate for your application

• We will explore every opportunity to minimise repetition 

• We will auto-populate fields wherever technically possible

• Extensive individual user testing is underway to highlight ‘pain points’ to resolve

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Stakeholder engagement

• Individual scientists and named people approached for in-depth consultation

• User research testing – visit Marvell Consulting stand

• Stakeholder survey live:

surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KFTL9K5Closes 9th December

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How will we roll this out?

• We will migrate all project licences currently granted via  ASPeL onto the new system

• It will be possible to amend these project licences in the new system

• 5% of licences are on paper, these will remain on paper and will continue to be amended on paper

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New PPL application process

• New PPL applications:– We will communicate frequently from now until August 

2019 with detailed timings for each Establishment as to their ‘go-live’ date and how to manage their project licence applications

– Comms via the HOLCs and Operational Newsletter, HOI’s and SPOC’s

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When should I use the new application process?

• We will still require a high quality, AWERB reviewed application

• During 2019:– Until March 2019 apply on the current ASPeL system– Between March and July – it will depend on the 

complexity of the application, when the project licence needs to be granted by and when the Establishment is scheduled to go live with the new system. Individual plans will be sent out to each Establishment.

– After July 2019 apply on the new system 

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When can I start drafting my ‘new’ project licence application

• A PPL drafting tool will be launched in January 2019 to help applicants prepare for and draft using the new form

• This tool will allow application forms to be shared and viewed by others

• The tool will be launched through HOLCs who will be our main liaison

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Communication

• A letter to all PELh is due next week informing them of the process

• We will send out regular Operational Newsletters with increasing detail on timelines

• We will launch the PPL Drafting tool through HOLCS in January 2019

• We will ensure inspectors and SPOCs are fully informed regarding their establishment timelines

• We will launch a dedicated email help and website in January 2019

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Beyond August 2019… 

• We will work with Marvell to continue to review, improve and add more functionality to the licensing system

• We will continue to invest in the system over its life to ensure it remains fit for purpose

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Current ASPeL and licensing

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Current ASPeL Queries - 2018

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Account access

General enquires

Attachments

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Project Licence applications:The current situation – progress towards one high quality draft

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One good draft

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• 1 draft or direct submission

• 2-4 redrafts required

• 5-9 redrafts required

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‘Service licences’

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PPLs to enable delivery of a service

• There are a range of different circumstances where PPL holders provide a service for other researchers:

Type 1Those which provide products or data using repeated highly standardised protocols e.g. GAA production, antibody production, surgically prepared animal production, regulatory toxicology/ADME 

– These are multiple generic projects (ASPA Guidance 5.14) “…Generic is best understood by reference to the breeding of GA mice, the production of antibodies or the conduct of a safety evaluation test – within each of which the particular production process, experiment or study is the same irrespective of the actual genotype, specific antibody or substance concerned.”

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When is a ‘Service’ licence  Not a Multiple Generic licence

Type 2• Projects which generate data using variable protocols usually as part of pre-regulatory drug development e.g. projects offering a range of disease models for use in compound screening for efficacy or safety.

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Aim of our work

• Produce specific criteria for applications for multiple generic projects (Type 1) which will then be ‘added’ into new ASPEL

 • Ensure clarity and consistency for community

• Set limits for work that can be done through generic project license

• Simplify processes for projects which are highly standardised

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ASRU and NC3Rs

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NC3Rs & ASRU: Memorandum of Understanding

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• ASRU and NC3Rs have agreed a MoU.

• Strategies will be developed over the coming months.

• A copy of the MoU can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734630/establishment-licence-holder-newsletter-august-2018.pdf

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Themed inspections

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Themed Inspections

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Finn Lonsdale on mouse handling. 

John Marshall on food & water.

Charlotte Inman single use needles. 

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To come…..

End of first ASRU session

After coffeeKate Chandler – Head of PolicyGiles Paiba – Inspector Lead on Returns of Procedures

This afternoon……ASRU Q&A session

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Questions?

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Updates from the ASRU Team

Take Two

Presented by: Kate Chandler, Giles PaibaDate: November 2018

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Updates from the Policy Team

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ASRU policy: headlines

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Brexit

• Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration endorsed by EU leaders 

• UK parliament expected  to vote on deal on 12th December

• Animals in science regulation will continue as usual

• Only minor changes to Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act

• Other issues: animal transport, imports/exports –animals and animal tissues

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Brexit

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•NO change to animals in science regulatory requirements 

•NO change to high standards of animal welfare If you have any concerns or questions about animals in science and EU exit, please email [email protected]

Brexit and animals in science

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EU Commission projects

• Non Technical Summary and Retrospective Assessment workshops

• Genetically Altered Animals

• Project evaluation

• Outputs– New NTS template and central database– RA template– More guidance on project evaluation

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Non Technical Summaries

• Guidance has been published in our annotated  form

• Improving quality whilst minimising burden • E-licensing system

– Embedded guidance notes– Easier to fill in – Avoiding repetition, especially the 3Rs

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Parliamentary Questions (PQs)

PQs allow MPs to hold the Government to account: • used by MPs to seek information or to press for action

• They oblige Ministers to explain and defend work, policy decisions and actions of their Departments 

Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec0123456789

Parliamentary Questions: 2017/2018StatsStats

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Recent PQ Topics

• ROPs – increase in numbers of horses used, use of NMBAs without GA

• 2nd species in medicines safety testing• Non-animal alternatives• Severe severity• Questions and answers are published:• https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/writ

ten-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/

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Question:To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to end severe suffering as a research category for all research animals after the UK leaves the EU. 170766

Answering Minister:There are no plans to remove the category “severe” for procedures authorised under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, as amended in 2012 (ASPA). The regulatory system ensures that animal research and testing is carried out under controls which keep suffering to the minimum. Following EU exit, the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) will be fully retained in ASPA. 

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FOIA requests to ASRU

• ~40/ year

• Common themes and trends

• Often seek additional info on publications– Non Technical Summaries– Annual Report: Non Compliance Cases – Annual statistics 

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Requests under the Freedom of Information Act

• The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides the public with two rights:– (1) To be informed whether information is held– (2) To have information communicated to them

• What info is within scope?– All information held by public bodies (or on their behalf) Covers all recorded information, in any form 

• Who can request under FOIA?– Anyone, anywhere – the FOIA is ‘applicant blind’– No reason needs to be given

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Examples of exemptions under FOIA

• We refuse if we do not “hold” the information• ‘cost limit’ (s.12)

– >24h to identify/locate/retrieve/do we hold it?• the request is ‘vexatious or repeated’ (s.14)• the ‘information is already accessible’ (s.21)• ‘intended for future publication’ (s.22)• ‘personal data’ to withhold all of the information 

(s.40)

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Example of FOIA requests

• How many animals have been experimented on in the UK in the last 12 months for Household products?

• How many animals have been experimented on in the UK in the last 12 months for the pharmaceutical industry?

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Example of FOIA requests

• Could you let us have the PPLs corresponding to the following NTSs [in volume xx] with the Primary Purpose of xx in 2016, including any conditions applied

• We do release entire PPLs – Suitably redacted – Checked with establishment for identifiers

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Imminent publications

• Annual Report

• Genetically altered animal framework 

• Education and trainingadvice note 

• Zebrafish protocols for project licence applicants

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Annual Report: compliance

• Unauthorised procedures– Administrative lapses and error– Inadequate record keeping– Communication lapses

• Failure to provide food and water– Themed inspection

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Great Britain, 2017

Dr Giles Paiba, ASRU Inspector

Annual Statistics on Scientific Procedures on Living Animals

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Introduction

• 2017 Annual Statistical Report on the Returns of Procedures

• Additional returns for 2017• Cumulative total of animals used 

for regulated science in GB• Genotyping

– Species– Refinements

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Annual Statistical publicationNew Style 

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Total number of procedures2017

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3.79 million

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• 3.79 million procedures in 2017

• -4% compared to 2016

• Procedures remain around 4 million in recent years

• Variation due to changes in licences and the 2014 EU Directive

1986 - 2017Total procedures – long term

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Total number of procedures2017

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3.79 million

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Total number of procedures2017

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3.79 million

1.89 million

1.90 million

Experimental

Creation & Breeding

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• Total procedures is split into experimental and creation/breeding of GA animals

• +4% over the last 10 years, due to a rise in creation/breeding

2008 - 2017Total procedures – the last decade

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Experimental

2017Purpose of procedures

Creation/breeding of GA animals

• Equal split between experimental and creation/breeding – similar to recent years

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• 50% of procedures  ‘Mild’

• Trends stable

2014 - 2017Severity of procedures

Experimental Creation/breeding of GA animals

• 74% of procedures ‘Sub-threshold’

• Severities above threshold decreasing

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• Specially protected species – overall decrease (-14%), but increase in horse procedures

2017Species in experimental procedures

• Mice, fish and rats were the most used species

• Stable trend over time

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Additional statistics

• Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU – implements Article 54(1) of EU Directive (2010/63/EU)– requires Member States to collect additional information every 5 

years

• First collection covers 2017; published 8th November 2018

• Statistics on the number of non-GA animals that were bred for scientific procedures but were killed or died without being used

• Genotyping methods and refinements – collected over 6 months – 1st July to 31st December 2017

2017

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Additional 5 year return – 2017Non-genetically altered animals bred for scientific procedures but not used in procedures

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Additional dataCaveats

• First time collected

• Published as ‘Experimental Statistics’• Quality limitations include:

– No previous data against which to compare– Assumption that instructions were correct and correctly 

followed– Genotyping data covers 6-month period, so assumption 

that there is no seasonality in genotyping

• Great Britain – England, Scotland and Wales

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Additional dataWhat animals?

• Animals bred for scientific purposes but were killed or died without being used in procedures– breeding animals (i.e. wildtypes) that underwent no 

procedures themselves

– not subjected to procedures themselves but were used to provide tissue only

– wrong gender for desired purpose

– a necessary surplus resulting from the breeding of animals to ensure and adequate supply for scientific purposes

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Establishment reportingN = 162

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2017Total additional animals reported

1.81 million

Non-RoP animals

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Total number of animals used towards ASPA regulated research in 2017

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5.53 million

1.81 million 1.90 million 1.82 million

Non-GA animals bred but not used 

in Regulated Procedures

Animals used in Regulated 

Procedures for the first time in 2017

GA animals created or bred but not used 

in Regulated Procedures

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2017Total additional animals reported

1.81 million

Non-RoP animals

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2017Total additional animals reported

85.3%

11.7%

3.0%

1.81 million

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79.9%

7.3%11.0%

Total additional animals by species2017 N=1.81million

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2%

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Total animals by species2017  N = 5.53 million

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Non-GA animals bred but not used 

in Regulated Procedures

GA animals created or bred but not used 

in Regulated Procedures

Animals used in Regulated 

Procedures for the first time in 2017

2017 Annual statistics (RoP)2017 Additional Return

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Genotyping methods July – Dec 2017

Methods employed N = 704,594

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96%

96%

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Genotyping methods July – Dec 2017

Surplus to identification N = 704,594

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84%

82%

9%

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Genotyping methods July – Dec 2017Severity and resampling N = 704,594

• All methods classified as Mild or Sub-threshold

• Multiple tissue samples were collected from – 3.0% (15,000) mice– 0.8% (180) fish  

[82% (581,000) animals where a record was available]

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Genotyping methodsRefinements N = 68 PELs

What refinements for genotyping have been made?• Main themes

– Reduced number of samples being taken• Supported by centralising or use of commercial genotyping

– Moved to lower severity methods for genotyping• Principally from tail tipping to ear notching• Genotyping post-mortem where possible

– Continuing attempts to improve • Swabbing• Fluorescence marking

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Future

• Deadline for 2018 Annual Returns submissions is 31st January 2019

• Please suggest changes to improve, make more relevant or more informative the Annual Returns publication

• No additional data collection planned for 2018

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Acknowledgements

Licence Holders – Establishment and ProjectHOLCs

Home Office Analysis and Insight TeamASRU staff

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