Correspondence

Government response to the Regulatory Horizons Council's report on medical devices

The Health Secretary and the Business Secretary have responded to recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) about the regulation of medical devices.

• From: Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng
• Published: 19 August 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Chair of the Regulatory Horizon Council, 16 August 2021 (PDF)

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Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Chair of the Regulatory Horizon Council, 16 August 2021 (HTML)

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Letter from the Minister of State for Health and Social Care to the Chair of the Regulatory Horizons Council, 26 January 2023 (webpage)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-rhc-report-on-medical-devices

Details

The Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) have published a report containing recommendations on how the UK can encourage international investment, innovation and improve safety in the medical devices area through regulatory and non-regulatory changes.

In these letters, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care respond to the RHC’s report.

Published 19 August 2021