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EDITOR*Carole Wilsonbulletineditor@iat.org.ukASSISTANT EDITOR*Paul Barwoodbulletinassistant@iat.org.ukADVERTISEMENTMANAGERSPRC Associates Ltdmail@prcassoc.co.ukPublished monthly by theInstitute of Animal Technology*Registered Office:5 South ParadeSummertownOxfordOX2 7JLISSN 0263-2861For enquiries other thanBulletin related contact:IAT ADMINISTRATOR*admin@iat.org.ukor 0800 085 4380BulletinVol 56 No 7 July 2020Final copy date forAugust Bulletin23rd JuneThe opinions expressed in theBulletin do not necessarily reflectthose of the Editor or theInstitute.CONTENTSDear Readers 5___________________________________CLAST information 6-7___________________________________Welcome to MySociety – 8-11The IAT MembershipDatabase___________________________________BING and Branch Reps – 14-15first joint meeting___________________________________AS-ET News 16-18___________________________________Diary Dates 19___________________________________Jul20:IATB NEW 10/7/20 10:01 Page 3Vol 57 No 2 February 2021CONTENTSFinal copy date for April Bulletin23rd FebruaryDear Readers 5Tech Month 6204th Council Meeting 7-8Coffee Catch Up 9Notice of AGM 10Congress Announcement 11Flashback to Tech Month 2020 14IAT Milestones 15-25Nathan R. Brewer – 27Lifetime Achievement Award AS-ET News 28-31Pumpkin Competition 32ResultsWhat does Brexit mean 33-36for Animal ResearchInter-Branch Fitness 38Challenge Diary Dates 39 Delivering higher standardsEnvironmentEnrichmentwww.lbs-biotech.comTel: +44 (0)1293 827940 Email: sales@lbs-biotech.comContact the experts:Enhance your research with stimulating Enrichment products from LBS Biotech...Choose from our extensive product range so your research animals can enjoy an active, stimulating and comfortable environment. DesResTM Rodent Houses, Fun Tunnels, Toys, Balls, Chews, Treats, Bedding, Foraging - just some of our quality assured products, suitable for use in biotechnology conditions.Enhance your research

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BulletinFebruary 2021 • 5BulletinJuly 2020• 5Dear ReadersKeep Reading!CaroleKeep Reading!Keep Reading!Keep Reading!Keep Reading!Keep Reading!Keep Reading!Keep Reading!Keep Reading!Poverty IATLAUNCHES EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY GenderRaceSexual OrientationDiscriminationAgeReligion or BeliefDisabilityEthnicityFairAnti-oppressive practiceFairYouth WorkSexValuesEmpowermentLegislationDifferenc eSocietyEqualRightsStatusOpportunitiesClassBeliefsEducationNOBODY IS THE SAME BUT EVERYONE IS EQUALInstitute of Animal TechnologyAdvancing and promoting excellence in the care and welfare of animals in scienceEnsuring policies, procedures and processes don’t discriminateEducation - equal access to opportunitiesCreating an inclusive culture for allwww.iat.org.uk/equalityGROUPJul20:IATB NEW 30/9/20 12:41 Page 5KeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepepepepeepeepeppReaeaeaaeaeaeaedadaddadadadaididiididiididnngggddididinngngnggngng!ddididididiiinnnngnggngngngng! You may remember during the ﬁ rst lockdown the BING group gave us an excellent article showing a set of images of where they lived, I was very envious but on Christmas Day in the third lockdown my partner took the front cover image and now I have my very own “On My doorstep”!BING have also supplied us with the results on the pumpkin carving competition – see page 32. Congratulations to the winners! We have a large amount of other IAT news this month – beginning with the Council meeting, see pages 7 – 8 and please do not forget to attend the AGM, page 10 – your voice is the voice of the IAT.You will recall last year we ran a series of articles of members’ recollectionsof the IAT in days gone by, in this issue we have a piece that looks at both people’s recollections and the milestones the IAT has reached since its ﬁ rst inception as the ATA in 1950. As I read through the achievements, I could not help but be impressed, especially by the educational road. I was, however struck by the efforts to keep Congress going, read Alan Graham’s account on pages 20 – 22. I remember some of the problems the conference encountered with animal rights activists, my very ﬁ rst Congress was at Lancaster University when they broke into an evening function at a wild west venue. I believe it was Frontier Land in Morecombe but I might be mistaken. Anyway, those days seem long gone, just like Frontier Land itself and now we face a different set of challenges. The newest threat in our lives is COVID, which has forced Congress to become a virtual event this year – see page 11. Hopefully next year we will return to an in-person event.Of course, Coronavirus is not the only difﬁ culty we face at the moment. On January 1st we completely left the EU. On pages 33 – 36 we reprint an Understanding Animals in Research (UAR) article which discusses the changes that this will bring.And on that note, until next time – BulletinJuly 2020• 5Dear ReadersTwo things to tell you, as we graduallycome out of hibernation. The first thing to say,we are now back in printed form, so I do hope youare now returning back to a more structured way ofworking and reading this in the tea room! The second thing, something you will have alreadynoticed – the July edition of the Bulletin is muchsmaller than usual. There are a couple of reasons forthis, obviously while we have been in lockdown, wehave not been attending any conferences, meetings, seminars orworkshops in person, these have all been postponed or pushed intovirtual meetings. Most of which have been done at very short notice – socurrently there is nothing much to report. Additionally, because of theunscheduled changes to our lives, the Bulletin has begun to get verybehind in our print schedule, which we now need to get back as wereturn to printed format. Our August edition will also be small – but Iguarantee our September edition will be back to normal!Back with this edition, we do have some articles of interest to you – let’sstart with MySociety – the IAT membership database. Read pages 8-11 foran explanation of how this works and how you can use it. This is ofinterest to us all, but especially so to those of us who are RAnTechs – wecan use the database to track and keep records of our CPD.Elsewhere, we have AS-ET news, which includes information on the essaycompetition – prize a trip to Congress 2021. See page 16 to see if you areeligible – even if you are not, please pass the information on to thosewho are.Make sure you take care and …Keep Reading!CarolePoverty IAT LAUNCHES EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY GenderRaceSexual OrientationDiscriminationAgeReligion or BeliefDisabilityEthnicityFairAnti-oppressive practiceFairYouth WorkSexValuesEmpowermentLegislationDifferenc eSocietyEqualRightsStatusOpportunitiesClassBeliefsEducationNOBODY IS THE SAME BUT EVERYONE IS EQUALInstitute of Animal TechnologyAdvancing and promoting excellence in the care and welfare of animals in scienceEnsuring policies, procedures and processes don’t discriminateEducation - equal access to opportunitiesCreating an inclusive culture for allwww.iat.org.uk/equalityGROUPJul20:IATB NEW 10/7/20 10:01 Page 5BulletinJuly 2020• 5Dear ReadersTwo things to tell you, as we graduallycome out of hibernation. The first thing to say,we are now back in printed form, so I do hope youare now returning back to a more structured way ofworking and reading this in the tea room! The second thing, something you will have alreadynoticed – the July edition of the Bulletin is muchsmaller than usual. There are a couple of reasonsfor this, obviously while we have been in lockdown,we have not been attending any conferences, meetings, seminars orworkshops in person, these have all been postponed or pushed intovirtual meetings. Most of which have been done at very short notice – socurrently there is nothing much to report. Additionally, because of theunscheduled changes to our lives, the Bulletin has begun to get verybehind in our print schedule, which we now need to get back as wereturn to printed format. Our August edition will also be small – but Iguarantee our September edition will be back to normal!Back with this edition, we do have some articles of interest to you – let’sstart with MySociety – the IAT membership database. Read pages 8-11for an explanation of how this works and how you can use it. This is ofinterest to us all, but especially so to those of us who are RAnTechs – wecan use the database to track and keep records of our CPD.Elsewhere, we have AS-ET news, which includes information on the essaycompetition – prize a trip to Congress 2021. See page 16 to see if you areeligible – even if you are not, please pass the information on to thosewho are.Make sure you take care and …Happy Reading!CarolePoverty IAT LAUNCHES EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY GenderRaceSexual OrientationDiscriminationAgeReligion or BeliefDisabilityEthnicityFairAnti-oppressive practiceFairYouth WorkSexValuesEmpowermentLegislationDifferenc eSocietyEqualRightsStatusOpportunitiesClassBeliefsEducationNOBODY IS THE SAME BUT EVERYONE IS EQUALInstitute of Animal TechnologyAdvancing and promoting excellence in the care and welfare of animals in scienceEnsuring policies, procedures and processes don’t discriminateEducation - equal access to opportunitiesCreating an inclusive culture for allwww.iat.org.uk/equalityGROUPJul20:IATB NEW 13/7/20 08:29 Page 5

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BulletinFebruary 2021 • 7Now more so than in previous years we would like to take time to recognise the important roles Technicians perform within our industry and celebrate the huge efforts that have been made during this pandemic. Tech Month is going to have a different feel this year due to the current climate we ﬁnd ourselves in.It will be running from the 1st of March and throughout the virtual Congress.We will be running two national events. The IAT will be hosting an online quiz every week through March 2021 so make sure you go to the website to take part. There will be the choice of an IAT Hoodie or Polo shirt for the weekly winners and an Amazon voucher worth £100 for the overall winner. There will also be a new event running for 2021 called Technician Bingo. This will involve carrying out certain challenges throughout March. There will be a weekly prize draw for all entries completing a bingo line and an overall prize draw for all entries completing a Bingo Full House. Check out the IAT website www.iat.org.uk for more information and to register for Technician Bingo.Institute ofAnimal Technology204th Meeting of the Council of the Institute of Animal Technology Held by Zoom on 9th December 2020 at 13.00 hoursAST2020The AST2020 Committee have successful negotiated partial refunds of monies paid out to third parties for AST2020. The pro rata refunds will be allocated and payment of, will begin before the end of the year. All attendees will be notiﬁ ed of the refund process and will have until the end of March 2021 to provide their details for refunds to be made.IAT Membership databaseThe education section of the new database is now live. Students can apply directly for courses. MIAT, FIAT and RAnTech applications can be made via the member’s own record. This will be highlighted to all members by the Board of Educational Policy when they promote the new IAT Education website in early 2021.IAT membership renewals for 2021It was reported that the membership renewals had been sent out in November for 2021 renewals. Corporate membership renewal pro forma invoices had been raised. The new database is working well with regard to renewals.MIAT ApplicationsAdditional MIAT applications were submitted to Council for approval from:Kirsty KempKatarzyna SmigielskaGary BurgessAmy Horsﬁ eldThese applicants have all passed the IAT Level 3 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology and their PAHH and are paid up members of the Institute. Council approval of these applications is required and was given so that Diplomas can be printed and awarded. Council congratulates them.Council electionsAs there were eleven people wishing to stand for ten places on Council, an election was due. However, following the meeting, one existing member of Council decided that due to work commitments, he would stand down therefore no election will be required.

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Bulletin8 • February 2021 Communications GroupThe Communications Group had been involved in several activities. Photographs for the new promotional postcards have been collated. These will also be used in the recently reviewed Caring Career brochure, which will be re-printed in the New Year. The Group are also aiming to continue to publish an e-newsletter each month. Celebratory articles and photographs have been published in the Bulletin during 2020 for the 70th Anniversary year. The Group have also been working with BING (Branch Innovation and Networking Group) to come up with ideas to celebrate Tech Month. This will run during March 2021, in conjunction with the virtual IAT Congress 2021.BING Pumpkin Carving CompetitionIt was reported that the winner of the pumpkin carving competition was Rhys Hancock and second place went to Julia Bartlett. E-vouchers have been set to the two lucky recipients.Branch Reps and BING meetingA joint meeting was held in early December. Attendees reported that some establishments were rewarding technicians for their work during lockdown. These rewards ranged from travel expenses, extra leave days and monetary rewards to packed lunches for those working.Branches reported that they were ﬁnding it hard to get members involved in activities. Now that events can be held online, please do make an effort to get involved in Branch activities – quizzes, AGMs or educational presentations. It was agreed that the Branch AGM deadline of the end of February would not be extended as virtual events can be held.Congress 2021Registration for Congress 2021 has now gone live. A “Call for” advert for posters and papers has gone out. There is already a full programme of workshops.Congress 2021 will be a virtual event, and details can be found at https://eu.eventscloud.com/website/2712/ and will run over three weeks from 9th – 25th March 2021.Registration and Accreditation BoardIt was reported that 61 NACWO certiﬁcates had been produced during 2020. There had been a time during the ﬁrst lockdown when certiﬁcates could not be sent out but the backlog has now been cleared.Council meetings will continue to be held virtually for the foreseeable future.The next meeting of the Council of the Institute will be held in February 2021.

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BulletinFebruary 2021 • 15IAT MILESTONEIAT MILESTONETaking the IAT Fellowship Examinations in 1978Iwas asked to write a piece about Animal Technology education and training and how it has changed over the past 40 plus years. This piece relies primarily on my memory of experiences as a student in 1978 taking the Fellowship examinations. When the IAT was originally formed as the Animal Technologist Association in 1950, the six objectives were:Taking the IAT Fellowship Examinations in 1978I was asked to write a piece about animal technology education and training and how it has changedover the past 40 plus years.This pieceexaminationsWhen the IAT was originally formed as the Animal Technologist Association in 1950,objectivesThe most relevantInstitute of Animal TechniciansThis allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Officers of the IAT toactively participate in the delivery of the training courses.The active delivery of training courses by IAT Officerstime common for many “professional” examinationsconflict of interests byAuthority (QCA), which has now become OfqualCandidateswithin the fieldconditionsTheIAT had1.2.3.All three qualifications weresuccessful completion allowing progression to the next level.option but was virtually impossible to successfully pass the Fellowship levelcollegecourseTaking the IAT Fellowship Examinations in 1978I was asked to write a piece about animal technology education and training and how it has changedover the past 40 plus years.This piecereliesprimarily on myexaminations.When the IAT was originally formed as the Animal Technologist Association in 1950,objectiveswere:The most relevantfor this article isInstitute of Animal TechniciansThis allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Officers of the IAT toactively participate in the delivery of the training courses.The active delivery of training courses by IAT Officerstime common for many “professional” examinationsconflict of interests byAuthority (QCA), which has now become Ofqualandidateshadto bewithin the fieldto take the Institute’s examinations, which isconditionsto takeanyIAT hadthreelevels ofPreliminary,Associateship (AIAT), later to become theFellowship (FIAT)All three qualifications weresuccessful completion allowing progression to the next level.option but was virtually impossible to successfully pass the Fellowship levelcourse.Taking the IAT Fellowship Examinations in 1978I was asked to write a piece about animal technology education and training and how it has changedover the past 40 plus years.primarily on myWhen the IAT was originally formed as the Animal Technologist Association in 1950,for this article isInstitute of Animal Technicians(IAT)This allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Officers of the IAT toactively participate in the delivery of the training courses.The active delivery of training courses by IAT Officerstime common for many “professional” examinationsconflict of interests byeducationalists represented nationally byAuthority (QCA), which has now become Ofqualto befully paid-upto take the Institute’s examinations, which isanyOfqualaccredited educational qualifications.levels ofqualifications alater to becomeAssociateship (AIAT), later to become theFellowship (FIAT)All three qualifications werenormallysuccessful completion allowing progression to the next level.option but was virtually impossible to successfully pass the Fellowship levelTaking the IAT Fellowship Examinations in 1978I was asked to write a piece about animal technology education and training and how it has changedprimarily on mymemory ofWhen the IAT was originally formed as the Animal Technologist Association in 1950,for this article istheobjective(IAT)in 1965, later toThis allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Officers of the IAT toactively participate in the delivery of the training courses.The active delivery of training courses by IAT Officerstime common for many “professional” examinationseducationalists represented nationally byAuthority (QCA), which has now become Ofqualupmembersto take the Institute’s examinations, which isaccredited educational qualifications.qualifications all linked tolater to becometheIntermediateAssociateship (AIAT), later to become thenormallybased around an expected twosuccessful completion allowing progression to the next level.option but was virtually impossible to successfully pass the Fellowship levelTaking the IAT Fellowship Examinations in 1978byI was asked to write a piece about animal technology education and training and how it has changedexperiences as a studentWhen the IAT was originally formed as the Animal Technologist Association in 1950,objectives 3 and4, which led toin 1965, later tobecome TechnologyThis allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Officers of the IAT toactively participate in the delivery of the training courses.The active delivery of training courses by IAT Officersand the setting of examinationstime common for many “professional” examinations. By the 2000s this dual roleeducationalists represented nationally byAuthority (QCA), which has now become Ofqual.sof the IAT, along with a defined length of employmentto take the Institute’s examinations, which isaccredited educational qualifications.ll linked tomembershipIntermediateAssociateship (AIAT), later to become theMembership (MIATbased around an expected twosuccessful completion allowing progression to the next level.option but was virtually impossible to successfully pass the Fellowship levelyKen ApplebeeI was asked to write a piece about animal technology education and training and how it has changedexperiences as a studentWhen the IAT was originally formed as the Animal Technologist Association in 1950,4, which led tobecome TechnologyThis allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Officers of the IAT toactively participate in the delivery of the training courses.and the setting of examinations. By the 2000s this dual roleeducationalists represented nationally byQualifications and Curriculum, along with a defined length of employmentto take the Institute’s examinations, which isnowconsidered unacceptableaccredited educational qualifications.membershipgradesMembership (MIATbased around an expected twosuccessful completion allowing progression to the next level.Independent personal study was anoption but was virtually impossible to successfully pass the Fellowship levelKen ApplebeeI was asked to write a piece about animal technology education and training and how it has changedexperiences as a studentin 1978 taking the FellowshipWhen the IAT was originally formed as the Animal Technologist Association in 1950,4, which led tothe incorporation of thebecome Technology.This allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Officers of the IAT toand the setting of examinations. By the 2000s this dual roleQualifications and Curriculum, along with a defined length of employmentconsidered unacceptablegrades:Membership (MIAT)based around an expected two-yearcollegeIndependent personal study was anoption but was virtually impossible to successfully pass the Fellowship levelwithout accessing aI was asked to write a piece about animal technology education and training and how it has changedin 1978 taking the FellowshipWhen the IAT was originally formed as the Animal Technologist Association in 1950,the sixthe incorporation of theThis allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Officers of the IAT toand the setting of examinationswas atwasconsidered aQualifications and Curriculum, along with a defined length of employmentconsidered unacceptablecollegecourse, withIndependent personal study was anwithout accessing aI was asked to write a piece about animal technology education and training and how it has changedin 1978 taking the Fellowshipthe incorporation of theThis allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Officers of the IAT totheconsidered aQualifications and Curriculum, along with a defined length of employmentcourse, withIndependent personal study was anwithout accessing aThe most relevant for this article are the objectives 3 and 4, which led to the incorporation of the Institute of Animal Technicians (IAT) in 1965, later to become Technology. This allowed the IAT to set the syllabuses, examinations and in some cases Ofﬁ cers of the IAT to actively participate in the delivery of the training courses. The active delivery of training courses by IAT Ofﬁ cers and the setting of examinations was at the time common for many “professional” examinations. By the 2000s this dual role was considered a conﬂ ict of interests by educationalists represented nationally by Qualiﬁ cations and Curriculum Authority (QCA), which has now become Ofqual.

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Bulletin16 • February 2021 IAT MILESTONECandidates had to be fully paid-up members of the IAT, along with a deﬁned length of employment within the ﬁeld to take the Institute’s examinations, which are now considered unacceptable conditions to take any Ofqual accredited educational qualiﬁcations. The IAT had three levels of qualiﬁcations all linked to membership grades: 1. Preliminary, later to become the Intermediate 2. Associateship (AIAT), later to become the Membership (MIAT) 3. Fellowship (FIAT)All three qualiﬁcations were normally based around an expected two-year college course, with successful completion allowing progression to the next level. Independent personal study was an option but was virtually impossible to successfully pass the Fellowship level without accessing a college course. At the end of each level there were summative examinations, consisting of written, oral and practical papers and all three levels included the animal handling and sexing test. As one can imagine for many candidates this was not only a test of their knowledge but also nerve and stamina, as career progression was very much conditional on examination success, especially for those working under Whitley Council conditions in the public sector.After successfully passing the Preliminary and Associateship examinations during the previous four years, I sat the Fellowship examinations in 1978 following a further two years of full-day release at Barnet College of Technology; the course tutor being the indomitable Dr Marjorie Dinsley. She was renowned for having extremely high standards for her students and had to sign them off to say they had a realistic chance of passing the Fellowship examinations. I realised that Dr Dinsley’s sign-off was more than a bureaucratic exercise, after she wrote to Arnold Weir, my then Head of Department, stating that unless I improved my forthcoming mock-examination results she would pull me from the Fellowship examinations. I then experienced a conversation that today could have Arnold explaining his actions to Human Resources under numerous policies but it certainly had the desired effect in raising my effort and focus.

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BulletinFebruary 2021 • 17 IAT MILESTONEThe two, three-hour written papers were taken on the same day, which was incredibly stressful for many candidates, requiring not only a recall of knowledge but legible fast handwriting, spelling and grammar skills, with no calculators allowed for the mathematical elements. Compulsory questions were included, taken from what many considered a very open-ended syllabus, lacking true learning outcomes and subjects from the Membership (MIAT) syllabus could also be included. With very limited feedback to those candidates who failed the written examination, many students quickly became disillusioned. In my class, there were senior individuals, not only in years, but in experience and position too. They knew far more than I, on a whole range of topics and species but due to a combination of nerves and lack of examination technique never passed the Fellowship written papers despite multiple attempts.I remember very little about the two written papers, only 1) completing the required number of questions on each paper (running out of time greatly diminished one’s chance of passing) and 2) having to successfully answer the math-based question, which offered the chance of a high score. There was also a question about ectromelia, also known as mouse pox, which was lucky for me, although not the mice, as the establishment I was working in had just had an outbreak. Yes, there’s luck involved in passing some examinations, although I would suggest that the more one knows, the less luck you need.There was then a very tense month or so wait until those candidates who passed the written examinations or for whom the Fellowship Examination Board considered could make up a small deﬁcit, were then called to the Practical and Oral examinations, which included an animal handling and sexing test.The 1978 Fellowship oral and practical examinations took place on a blazing hot Saturday in June at the Medical School of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Charterhouse Square in London. The morning practical was loosely based around a toxicology study, included dilutions, taking of blood and tissue sample from a rat cadaver, microscopic identiﬁcation of tissues etc. This was another three hours of what seemed mental anguish, after which I and many others felt rather dejected following our efforts.As no lunch was provided for the candidates, the majority of the approximately 15 candidates went to The Shakespeare public house in the Barbican to reﬂect before the oral questions in the afternoon. On our return we faced the oral examination which, again, I cannot recall too much about, apart from Dorothy (Paddy to her friends) Woodnott asking

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Bulletin18 • February 2021 IAT MILESTONEme why I did not attempt an optional question in the written paper on beagle breeding? I replied that I knew very little about beagles and Ms. Woodnott replied that the next 15 minutes may be rather quiet!I would like to publicly record Paddy Woodnott, as I later became one of her friends, was a very charming, funny and generous person, belaying her fearsome reputation. I guess the nearest comparison of Paddy to someone well known today could be Ann Hegerty, also known as The Governess on The Chase.I then nervously passed the animal handling and sexing test, for the third time in my then short career. Incidentally, in1978 if you failed the animal handling and sexing test, you failed the whole examination, which in retrospect was extremely unfair and only added to the stress.The candidates, now shattered, were asked to stay behind and await their results. After the examiners had marked and deliberated accordingly, the successful candidate numbers, not their names, was read out by Pam Organ, Secretary to the Fellowship Board. My candidate number was 2 and I had one of those double-take moments when you believe your number was said but you dare not quite believe it. My relief and at that age, euphoria at passing, was tempered by the other candidates who had failed, many of whom were very upset and/or angry, which made me feel rather self-conscious. After being congratulated by my ex-boss and good friend, the late Graham Noble, I then went out to celebrate.I cannot recall the Fellowship pass rate in 1978 but I believe I was one of only six successful candidates, out of approximately 20. Looking back, I feel the IAT examinations at the time were an examination in the truest meaning. Do I think they were fair? Probably not, as much as they could have been, because by their design, the exams tested far more than the knowledge and skills of an individual to perform the role. That said, much of the life and functional skills I had to learn to pass these examinations stood me in good stead throughout my adult working life, especially as I had left school aged 15 with only one “O” Level in Biology.Steve Barnett once remarked to me along the lines of that the Fellowship examinations were more a test of recall than knowledge and just because it was extremely demanding, did not necessarily make it fair.

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Bulletin20 • February 2021 IAT MILESTONEI joined the Congress Committee in the early 1980sRegistration for our meeting was then all done on registration forms distributed in the Bulletin, delegates would all register by post, pay by cheque and on arrival at the venue were given an envelope with their registration number on it, the programme for the meeting and a series of breakfast and dinner tickets all carefully stapled together by the Congress Registrar depending on what they booked, the registration form was four A4 pages.We utilised numerous universities strategically placed around the country using the halls of residence out of term time for our delegates’ accommodation, which was usually a single bed in a small box room with shared washing and showering facilities. In the early 80s we were getting quite a bit of animal rights interest and the industry generally, was being targeted and Congress was seen as a soft target. There was no delegate screening and we did on a few occasions have demonstrations at Congress with people inﬁltrating the meeting and making a nuisance of themselves, in and outside of the meeting. They did target our Gala Dinner in Southampton at the Guild Hall one year when delegates were confronted with a large crowd and a lot of abuse. Colin Blakemore had been our guest lecture and he had personally been a high-proﬁle target for animal rights after his work with kittens at Oxford University. He had received death threats and was confronted by the real extremists and had to be escorted away by the police when he had tried to reason with demonstrators. That was animal rights extremism at its worst.Over the next few years animal rights groups started to target the universities while we were there, causing damage to buildings and property. It very quickly became obvious that we needed to increase the security at the meeting, so we starting taking on a team of personal protection guards with us to each meeting. They would also liaise with the local police force and monitor animal rights activity in the area and nationally, as well as screening our delegates which seemed to resolve the problem of inﬁltrators, but I guess we’ll never know.The number of universities willing to host our meeting declined over the next few years as our proﬁle was raised and campuses were both

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BulletinFebruary 2021 • 21 IAT MILESTONEdifﬁcult to secure and allowed public access. We did get to the stage in the late 80s when we were paying for the security team and local ofﬁcers to be present at the meeting, which was a cost that had to be built into the registration fee. The decision to move to more secure venues was taken and we approached and visited “conference venues” which offered accommodation, usually in higher end hotels and this was a big change for our delegates and trade colleagues.Following a Congress being totally cancelled, when the venue pulled out of hosting the meeting (Dublin 2003) 6 weeks before the meeting, it was rapidly rearranged overseas, well Jersey! This was a lovely venue with lots of hotel accommodation, easily policed and obviously animal rights activists were not passionate enough to fork out the air fair or risk the ferry – as some poor delegates did in quiet rough weather out in the English Channel.Following a holiday to one of the Greek Islands by a long-standing Congress Committee member and the resort he stayed at being labelled a Conference Centre, we bit the bullet and thought why not? This was a real “cloak and dagger” operation, the name of the venue was not released and delegates were asked to turn up at a particular airport at a particular time with their passports and trade had to have their equipment shipped by our courier three weeks prior to the meeting. This was a logistic nightmare, so we engaged the help of an events management team who also helped us to source similar venues in the Mediterranean for the next couple of years, providing stress free meetings for our delegates.By the mid 90s animal rights activists were getting a lot of press and were eventually recognised by the police as domestic terrorists, the laws on demonstrating and targeting people were changed and many of the higher proﬁle activists were locked up for acts of terrorism.Over the next decade we moved geographically around the country to mainly seaside venues, which in March tended to be quiet with plenty of accommodation available, local to the conference venue. Many of these were not purpose built and proved challenging for the trade manager to keep all our trade exhibitors happy as stand sizes just seemed to be getting bigger. We still took the security team even though our meeting was attracting less and less attention year on year. The numbers attending the meeting have remained surprisingly stable over the years and we always attract in the region of 450-500 delegates including

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Bulletin22 • February 2021 IAT MILESTONEday delegates with 350 bedrooms available local to the conference in our speciﬁcation when looking at new venues.What has also changed is the involvement of delegates with the meeting and the scientiﬁc programme, we have moved away from the set 30-minute lecture morning and afternoons for the duration, on a subject that may or may not interest a proportion of the delegates to workshops. We started to do feedback surveys in the early 2000s and it became obvious that the younger element wants the interaction and to participate. I believe that because many do not now go to college on day release, they really enjoy the interaction and networking with colleagues in an environment with similar like-minded people. The introduction of the poster presentations and the ﬁrst-time presenters’ sessions gives the youth of the industry the opportunity to get involved and be heard.The animal rights movement has been very quiet in recent years, we have dropped the security team to a security advisor who does still screen delegates and monitors animal rights activity but his presence at our meetings now is more to assure our delegates that we do still take their security seriously. Registration, invoicing and badge production is now all electronic, we have an app that the younger people all engage with and helps them to monitor their stay, have instant access to the programme and book workshops. The conference venues we are now booking are purpose built, with multiple function rooms to enable the delivery of platform sessions, multiple workshops, poster displays and most importantly a trade exhibition space where we don’t have to limit trade space or numbers of exhibiting companies.We have booked the accommodation for people in the past as part of our conference package but in recent years it has become obvious that with air bnb and hotel.com it is far easier for people to make their own arrangements and cheaper, this will also remove the risk element for the Institute of booking 350 bedrooms for delegates for three nights which we then have to sell. It will also dramatically reduce the delegate registration fee if accommodation is not included and delegates and trade can set their own accommodation budgets.Trade have always been an important element of Congress as without their support, we as an Institute, would not be able to function and undertake new initiatives. They have always been generous at the bar and recognise that the junior technician who looks a bit lost may one

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Bulletin24 • February 2021 IAT MILESTONEThe Original Aims of ATA, leading to the IAT today• The fact that the Institute is still here and is still working in the interests of its members and the wider biomedical industry after 70 years is a major achievement.• The establishments of the ATA by those pioneers in 1950 with signiﬁcant aims of establishing branches, an education system, a journal, etc. All of which they accomplished within a few years, as well as building up membership to a viable number and keeping it there is very impressive.• Gaining Institute status in 1965 was also a great achievement and was not easy to obtain according to the accounts in the older journals. ‘Institute’ is a protected term in the UK and can only be used if permitted by the relevant government department.• Providing a system of qualiﬁcations is essential for any professional body and designing a syllabus and a pilot course within a year of setting up the association was another achievement. This was followed by generations of Council members who ensured the syllabus remained relevant and they developed them to the point where they are not only well respected by the industry but, because they are on the National Framework, can be compared to other qualiﬁcations. We reach the point where the Fellowship is acknowledged as degree equivalent and we have an increasing number of technical staff who have BScs and degree equivalent qualiﬁcations and several have gone on to obtain Masters Degrees and at least one has gained a PhD. All this is good for the individual but also adds to the status of the Institute and its membership.• The development of the Journal must be seen as a major achievement. As far as I know it is the only journal speciﬁcally run by and for animal technical staff. As well as being the IAT Journal Animal Technology and Welfare is the journal of EFAT (an organisation that would not have been established without the substantial input of the IAT.)• The IAT also established CLAST and AS-ET as completely independent organisations to carry out education and charitable functions.Steve Barnett

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Bulletin28 • February 2021 Bulletin16 •July 2020AS-ET NewsThe Trustees of AS-ET would like to send our best wishes to all those of you whoare having to work in difficult circumstances, ensuring your animals are cared forand essential science carries on. It is an amazing achievement to have continuedto get to work while public transport has been lacking and while avoiding beinginfected yourselves. Congratulations to all of you for demonstrating your cultureof care in a really practical way in these dangerous times. Please make sure tostill stay safe now that the restrictions have been lifted slightly – the incidence ofinfections has slowed down but the virus is still around.As you can imagine this has been a quiet time for AS-ET but we are ready forwhen circumstances allow people to get back to enrolling on courses. Our plansfor events to mark our tenth anniversary will remain on hold until the countrybecomes more settled, however remember the Congress Bursary Competition isstill running so start writing. Congress Bursary CompetitionIf you are studying for the IAT level 2 qualification or you passed it in 2018, 2019or 2020 and you are employed as a laboratory animal technician in the UK or theRepublic of Ireland you can enter the competition. This year’s topic is —‘What challenges and rewards have you experienced as an animal technician?’ Your 1,000 word essay should be submitted by 20th October 2020. Full details areon our website (www.as-et.org.uk).Patron: Professor Lord Naren Patel KTChair of Trustees: Professor Sir Richard Gardner FIAT (Hon) FRSSecretary to the Trust: Ken Applebee OBE FIAT FRSBTrustees: Stephen Barnett MSc (Hon) FRSB, Jasmine Barley MSc FIAT,Karen J Gardner, Wendy Steel BSc (Hons) FIATRegistered Charity Number 113319Registered Office: 5 South Parade, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7JLJul20:IATB NEW 10/7/20 10:02 Page 16Life goes on and so does AS-ET Over the past year most of us have experienced major disruptions to our everyday existence but life has continued, albeit somewhat differently. There have been some positive results of the pandemic, for example, pollution dropped, due to reduced air and road trafc – allowing some ‘healing’ of the planet and nature has moved into urban areas because of fewer people being out and about. Additionally, neighbourhoods are keeping an eye out for the welfare of some of the more vulnerable amongst us. AS-ET has also experienced losses and gains. Of course, we lost all bar one of our fund-raising opportunities due to the cancellation of Branch activities, AST2020 and the Anniversary Ball, which was to have been held last November. We are delighted that many of the plans are just on hold rather than abandoned completely. Although we could not call it a bonus, the demand for bursaries has been lower than usual, owing to the demands of providing normal animal care during lockdown. This required a change in work patterns and course providers had to make the move to online provision of courses. However, the West Middlesex Branch Technicians and Trade Day did go ahead in February 2020 (was it really only a year ago?) and AS-ET was once again given the opportunity to meet current and new supporters, as well as all our friends in the industry. As they have done since the inception of the event the West Middlesex Branch made AS-ET a donation from the proceeds of the day, bringing their total donation in 9 years to £27,750, which I think everyone will agree is an amazing achievement from one Branch. Jas Barley reporting

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BulletinFebruary 2021 • 29 Bulletin16 •July 2020AS-ET NewsThe Trustees of AS-ET would like to send our best wishes to all those of you whoare having to work in difficult circumstances, ensuring your animals are cared forand essential science carries on. It is an amazing achievement to have continuedto get to work while public transport has been lacking and while avoiding beinginfected yourselves. Congratulations to all of you for demonstrating your cultureof care in a really practical way in these dangerous times. Please make sure tostill stay safe now that the restrictions have been lifted slightly – the incidence ofinfections has slowed down but the virus is still around.As you can imagine this has been a quiet time for AS-ET but we are ready forwhen circumstances allow people to get back to enrolling on courses. Our plansfor events to mark our tenth anniversary will remain on hold until the countrybecomes more settled, however remember the Congress Bursary Competition isstill running so start writing. Congress Bursary CompetitionIf you are studying for the IAT level 2 qualification or you passed it in 2018, 2019or 2020 and you are employed as a laboratory animal technician in the UK or theRepublic of Ireland you can enter the competition. This year’s topic is —‘What challenges and rewards have you experienced as an animal technician?’ Your 1,000 word essay should be submitted by 20th October 2020. Full details areon our website (www.as-et.org.uk).Patron: Professor Lord Naren Patel KTChair of Trustees: Professor Sir Richard Gardner FIAT (Hon) FRSSecretary to the Trust: Ken Applebee OBE FIAT FRSBTrustees: Stephen Barnett MSc (Hon) FRSB, Jasmine Barley MSc FIAT,Karen J Gardner, Wendy Steel BSc (Hons) FIATRegistered Charity Number 113319Registered Office: 5 South Parade, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7JLJul20:IATB NEW 10/7/20 10:02 Page 169Bidding will be via ASrange of exciting lots to be wonbungee jump, original art and much more!www.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/0N9th–Bidding will be via ASrange of exciting lots to be wonbungee jump, original art and much more!www.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/and get ready to place your bids!All proceeds will go to AS0N-LINE AUCTION–25Bidding will be via ASrange of exciting lots to be wonbungee jump, original art and much more!www.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/and get ready to place your bids!All proceeds will go to ASLINE AUCTION25thBidding will be via ASrange of exciting lots to be wonbungee jump, original art and much more!www.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/and get ready to place your bids!All proceeds will go to ASLINE AUCTIONMarch 2021Bidding will be via AS-ET websiterange of exciting lots to be wonbungee jump, original art and much more!Visitwww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/and get ready to place your bids!All proceeds will go to ASLINE AUCTIONMarch 2021ET websiterange of exciting lots to be wonbungee jump, original art and much more!www.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/and get ready to place your bids!All proceeds will go to ASLINE AUCTIONMarch 2021ET website–range of exciting lots to be woneg FitBit,bungee jump, original art and much more!www.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/and get ready to place your bids!All proceeds will go to AS-LINE AUCTIONMarch 2021–a wideeg FitBit,bungee jump, original art and much more!www.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/and get ready to place your bids!-ETMarch 2021a wideeg FitBit,bungee jump, original art and much more!www.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/

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Bulletin30 • February 2021 Watercolour painting from your chosen photograph.Provided fPET PORTRAITSWatercolour painting from your chosen photograph.Provided fPET PORTRAITSWatercolour painting from your chosen photograph.Provided framedAll profits going toFor more details contactwendy.steel1@outlook.comPET PORTRAITSWatercolour painting from your chosen photograph.ramed. Dimensions approx.ll profits going toFor more details contactwendy.steel1@outlook.comPET PORTRAITSWatercolour painting from your chosen photograph.imensions approx.£120ll profits going toFor more details contactwendy.steel1@outlook.comPET PORTRAITSWatercolour painting from your chosen photograph.imensions approx.ll profits going toAS-For more details contactwendy.steel1@outlook.comPET PORTRAITSWatercolour painting from your chosen photograph.imensions approx.35cm x-ETFor more details contactwendy.steel1@outlook.comPET PORTRAITSWatercolour painting from your chosen photograph.cm x25cmWatercolour painting from your chosen photograph.cmBidding will be via ASwww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/AND GET READY TO PLACE YOUR BIDS0NCOMING SOON!Bidding will be via ASrange of exciting lots to be wonFitBit, bungee jump, original artLook out for updates onwww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/AND GET READY TO PLACE YOUR BIDSAll proceeds will go to AS0N-LINE AUCTIONCOMING SOON!Bidding will be via ASrange of exciting lots to be wonFitBit, bungee jump, original artLook out for updates onwww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/AND GET READY TO PLACE YOUR BIDSAll proceeds will go to ASLINE AUCTIONCOMING SOON!Bidding will be via ASrange of exciting lots to be wonFitBit, bungee jump, original rtand much more!Look out for updates onwww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/AND GET READY TO PLACE YOUR BIDSAll proceeds will go to ASLINE AUCTIONCOMING SOON!Bidding will be via AS-ET websiterange of exciting lots to be wonFitBit, bungee jump, original artand much more!Look out for updates onwww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/AND GET READY TO PLACE YOUR BIDSAll proceeds will go to ASLINE AUCTIONCOMING SOON!ET websiterange of exciting lots to be wonFitBit, gee jump, original artand much more!Look out for updates onwww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/AND GET READY TO PLACE YOUR BIDSAll proceeds will go to ASLINE AUCTIONCOMING SOON!ET website–range of exciting lots to be wonFitBit, ee jump, original Aa rtand much more!Look out for updates onwww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/AND GET READY TO PLACE YOUR BIDSAll proceeds will go to AS-ETLINE AUCTIONCOMING SOON!–a wide,FitBit, ee jump, original artLook out for updates onwww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/AND GET READY TO PLACE YOUR BIDSETa widewww.animalsinscienceeducationtrust.org.uk/!ran

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BulletinFebruary 2021 • 31 AS-ET is a charity to advance education and promote excellence in the careand welfare of animals used in science. Sponsors of AS-ET are listed below and to find out more please visit thewebsite www.as-et.org.ukAS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15AS-ET is a charity set up to advance education and promote excellence inthe care and welfare of animals used in science.To see how you can apply for a bursary visit our website (www.as-et.org.uk)The companies listed below sponsor AS-ET. If you would like to join themfind out how to support us by looking at our website.BulletinMay 2014• 15Bulletin18 •July 2020Jul20:IATB NEW 10/7/20 10:02 Page 18

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BulletinFebruary 2021 • 33 What does Brexit mean for animal research? Now that the dust is settling on the UK/EU deal negotiations, knowns, unknowns and areas to be decided are starting to become clearer. This document sets out broadly what we know so far about the areas that are likely to affect our sector, but any reﬁnement on these points by our members and stakeholders will be appreciated as the full implications of the deal become clearer. What hasn’t changed? In terms of research legislation, there is no change. The UK transposed the relevant EU Directives into UK law some years ago and indeed those Directives owed more to copying existing UK law than vice versa. More recently, the Animals (Scientiﬁc Procedures) Act (ASPA) was updated to remove all mention of automatic regulatory alignment with the EU. These changes were completed in time for the implementation of Theresa May’s deal, so were well in place by the time its successor came along. What has been negotiated? While the deal that has been negotiated features quota and tariff-free trade, it also includes new customs requirements, mechanisms to discourage uncompetitive divergence (there’s a new arbitration body which can apply penalties if necessary) and an end to freedom of movement and equivalent qualiﬁcation recognition. The new customs requirements create signiﬁcant new bureaucratic obstacles and potential costs for any animal research activities that involve movement of animals across borders, but much has already been put in place to prepare for the changes. The end to freedom of movement and qualiﬁcation equivalence recognition will impact recruitment and in the short term may lead to shortages and pinch points, although access to Horizon Europe funding appears to be a possibility. New customs requirements There are numerous changes to the way in which products, including live animals, are imported or exported. For hauliers, UK-issued certiﬁcates of competence and vehicle approval documents have ceased to be recognised by the EU and new authorisations must be sought from an EU member state instead.

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Bulletin34 • February 2021 Traders must ensure that UK hauliers have the correct paperwork to comply with new animal and animal product checks at the EU border. This includes ensuring that any scans of documents are done in colour if they’re to be accepted. Certain species will require a journey log to be kept. Exports of live animals and products of animal origin to the EU now require an Export Health Certiﬁcate (EHC) signed by an Ofﬁcial Vet (OV) or Food Competent Certifying Ofﬁcer (FCCO). The original signed EHC must travel with the consignment. Full guidance on the EHC process is available on gov.uk. Animals and animal products must be checked at an EU Border Control Post (BCP), which must be pre-notiﬁed of the shipment and date/time of arrival by a designated import agent who is based in the EU, located close to the BCP that will receive the cargo, who is easily contactable and available to visit the BCP if necessary. Many of these local agents are overwhelmed at the moment as UK traders scramble for representation. Each BCP requires a different period of prior notice so will need to be consulted before choosing which post to enter the EU by. These and other forms of red tape may disrupt imports and exports in the short to medium term and will remain a bureaucratic complication in comparison to the preceding system. Freedom of movement and equivalence Employing staff, including animal technicians, from anywhere outside the UK now needs sponsorship and new rules apply. For instance, the employee must qualify to enter under a points system and have a job offer for a role paying at least £25,600. Applicants need 70 points in total, 50 of which are for mandatory categories (‘Offer of job by approved sponsor’, ‘Job at appropriate skill level’ and ‘Speaks English at required level’), and a further 20 from ‘tradable’ categories such as different salary bands, addressing skills shortages or holding a PhD. There is no recognition or policy on regional salary differences. Temporary one-year visas have been removed. More government guidance is expected over the next few years on issues such as what constitutes an occupation where there is a skills shortage. The CIPD has a Brexit hub that keeps an eye on breaking developments and has tools to help employers navigate the new arrangements. Employers are obliged to check that Europeans already living in the UK have the right to work here. Non-equivalence of qualiﬁcations mean that those issued in the UK will no longer be automatically recognised by the EU and vice-versa.

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BulletinFebruary 2021 • 35 EU funding for science Access to Horizon Europe should be possible now that it’s been ruled that the oversight of the EU Court of Justice isn’t a ‘red line’ issue. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/brexit-deal-secures-uk-access-european-research-funds Implications for other upcoming legislation Previous years have seen consultations on animal sentience and a ban on live animals for slaughter. Previous governments have come to understand the difﬁculties of legislating for sentience, such as determining which species are sentient, in what way and what obligations this might place on governments, which led to the law as originally proposed being split into two parts. The easier issues around sentencing for animal abuse were passed as one law, with issues around sentience removed for further consideration. There is now a chance that it may return as a ﬂagship piece of legislation and so greater vigilance of proposed laws will be advisable due to there being no necessary requirement to consider the EU’s position on any given issue. The live animals for slaughter legislation should have nothing to do with animal research, but loose language that creeps in to proposed law could yet be problematic without explicit statements limiting the scope of the legislation. Potential new roles under REACH The EU REACH Regulation was brought into UK law on 1 January 2021. This is known as UK REACH. Businesses must ensure that they meet the relevant duties under both UK and EU REACH if supplying or purchasing substances, mixtures or articles containing chemicals to and from the EU, the EEA, Northern Ireland or Great Britain. The HSE has further details. UK REACH replicates EU REACH with certain differences to make it operable in a domestic context. It retains the aim to use animal replacements and read-across methods in safety assessments. UK REACH covers all sectors manufacturing, importing, distributing or using chemicals as raw materials or ﬁnished products (not only the chemical industry) and applies regardless of company size. It makes companies responsible for the safe use of the substances sold or used and requires every actor in the supply chain to communicate information on the safe use of chemicals.

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