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On 18 December 2007, the Department of Health (DH) published a report (Planning Group on Ethics Review in Social Care Research: Department of Health response), in response to a report which outlines the recommendations of the Planning Group on Ethics Review in Social Care Research set up by the Department of Health.
The aim of the Planning Group was to make recommendations for a comprehensive system of social care ethics review, following a formal Public Consultation in 2005. A key objective was to ensure that any system covered both children and adult sectors and research that cuts across national boundaries. The remit of the group covered the ethics review of social care research, but not the research governance responsibilities of organisations employing researchers or of research sites.