Freedom of Information request on advisers to the MHRA who were awarded grants by pharmaceutical companies during 2018-2021 (FOI 21/1100)
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22nd October 2021
FOI 21/1100
Dear
Thank you for your email of 02 November 2021, which has been passed to the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) Secretariat team for reply.
In your email you ask for information about ‘advisers to the MHRA who were awarded grants by pharmaceutical companies during the period 2018-2021’. It may be helpful if I explain that the CHM is an advisory body set up to advise Ministers and the MHRA on the safety, efficacy and quality of medicinal products.
The CHM has a Code of Practice (available at this link) which sets out the rules to follow for declaring interests to ensure impartiality. In the interest of transparency and accountability, all members’ declarations of interests are published annually in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 Advisory Bodies Annual Report. Copies of the reports for the years you requested can be found in the links below:
Human Medicines Regulations 2012 Advisory Bodies Annual Report 2018: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-medicines-regulations-2012-advisory-bodies-annual-report-2018
Human Medicines Regulations 2012 Advisory Bodies Annual Report 2019: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-medicines-regulations-2012-advisory-bodies-annual-report-2019
Human Medicines Regulations 2012 Advisory Bodies Annual Report 2020: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-medicines-regulations-2012-advisory-bodies-annual-report-2020
The next Human Medicines Regulations 2012 Advisory Bodies Annual Report 2021 will be available in 2022.
I hope this information is helpful.
Yours sincerely,
MHRA Customer Service Centre