P2-24 Response Under Consideration AI-assessed

Anatomical education security and dignity policies

Recommendation

All organisations providing anatomical education and training using donors should make sure that policies and procedures are in place to ensure the security and dignity of donors. These should include: security and access policies and the auditing of security and access measures such as swipe card access, CCTV and access to the locations where donors are kept; governance arrangements to ensure effective oversight of and accountability for the security and dignity of donors; a review of contracts or agreements with external organisations for the transfer of donors to or between facilities; and policies and processes on incident reporting, both within the organisation and to the Human Tissue Authority, that are clear and accessible to all students and staff.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the government's statement as of December 2025, this recommendation, concerning policies for the security and dignity of donors in anatomical education, was under consideration. According to the government's statement, it was working with the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and educational bodies on its implementation.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, questions-statements.parliament.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
England
Response
Under Consideration
Under Consideration Department of Health and Social Care
01 Dec 2025

This recommendation is under consideration.

Progress Timeline
Official Report
01 Dec 2025

Under consideration. The government will continue to work on its response to the recommendations and provide a full response to the Fuller inquiry phase 2 report by summer 2026. (Source: Interim update on government progress in responding to the Fuller inquiry phase 2 report, December 2025)

Source
Report Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report 15 Jul 2025
Responsible Bodies
Department of Health and Social Care Primary
Recommendation age 0.7 yr
Last formal update 01 Dec 2025