The Council has achieved an international reputation for advising policy makers and stimulating debate in bioethics.
Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ terms of reference
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Identify and define ethical questions raised by recent developments in biological and medical research that concern, or are likely to concern, the public interest.
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Make arrangements for the independent examination of such questions with appropriate involvement of relevant stakeholders.
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Inform and engage in policy and media debates about those ethical questions and provide informed comment on emerging issues related to or derived from the Council’s published or ongoing work.
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Make policy recommendations to Government or other relevant bodies and to disseminate its work through published reports, briefings and other appropriate outputs.