My understanding, form when I used to sit on an LREC, was that as part of the application you indicated how long samples would be stored for, and if, once the initial research was completed they would be anonymised. Maybe you should check this with your local LREC administrator.

Also, I found this which if I read it correctly implies that if it has gone through an LREC, then you do not need a separate licence.

 

http://idrn.org/researcher_resources/human_tissue_act_resource/questions_and_answers/

 

Best of luck filling out the LREC forms!!

 

Gary

 

 

Dear all,

does anyone in the UK know how to obtain a license for longer term storage of serum samples?

This has arisen as a consequence of a study that we are proposing - as we intend to keep the samples after the study is complete (for possible future research).

Many thanks for your advice.

Ian Barlow
Scunthorpe
UK