Freedom of Information request on the statistics on how many medical devices got registered with UK MHRA after the 1st grace period of May 1st 2021 and what was the class of the device (FOI 21-782)
Published 27 April 2022
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5th August 2021 FOI 21/782
Dear
We refer to your email dated 7 July 2021.
You requested the following;
i. The statistics on how many medical devices got registered with UK MHRA after the 1st grace period of May 1st, 2021 and what was the class of the device. ii. Statistics on how many devices got registered in the month of April and from May till date.
The information you have requested is already in the public domain, and can be found at Register medical devices to place on the market - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). You will have to go to the section entitled Public register of manufacturers. The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act’s section 21 exemption states that there is no right of access to information via FOI if it is reasonably available to the applicant by another route.
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