http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/114Care Act 2014An Act to make provision to reform the law relating to care and support for adults and the law relating to support for carers; to make provision about safeguarding adults from abuse or neglect; to make provision about care standards; to establish and make provision about Health Education England; to establish and make provision about the Health Research Authority; to make provision about integrating care and support with health services; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-03Expert Participation2026-04-01 Care Act 2014s. 15(2)-(3B)Health and Care Act 2022s. 166(2)s. 186(6)Care Act 2014s. 26(1)-(2A)Health and Care Act 2022s. 166(4)s. 186(6) PART 3CHAPTER 21141The HRA may, on an application made by or on behalf of a group of persons, recognise the group as a research ethics committee which is capable of—aapproving research of the kind referred to in section 113(1), andbgiving such other approvals as enactments require.2The HRA may not recognise a group under this section unless it is satisfied that—athe group will, if recognised, comply with the requirements set out in the REC policy document, andbthere is or will be a demand for such a group.3In deciding whether to recognise a group under this section, the HRA must have regard to whether the group is recognised as a research ethics committee by or on behalf of a devolved authority.4The HRA may do anything (including providing financial assistance) to help a group wishing to be recognised under this section to reach a position from which it should be able to make an application for recognition under this section that is likely to succeed.5The HRA may revoke a recognition under this section if it is satisfied that—athe group to which the recognition applies is not complying with the requirements specified in the REC policy document,bthe group is not (or is not properly) carrying out its function of assessing the ethical aspects of research, orcrevocation is necessary or desirable for some other reason.6A group in existence immediately before the commencement of section 109, and established or recognised by or on behalf of the old Health Research Authority, or by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, as a research ethics committee which assesses health or social care research is to be regarded as recognised by the HRA under this section.7The reference in subsection (6) to the old Health Research Authority is a reference to the Special Health Authority called the Health Research Authority (and abolished by section 109).S. 114 in force at 1.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/2473, art. 5(f)Pt. 3 Ch. 2 modified (1.4.2015) by The Care and Support (Isles of Scilly) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/642), arts. 1, 2(2)(b); SI 2015/993 art. 2(a)