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The ASC Harm–Benefit Analysis subgroup was established in autumn 2014. Its members are: Professor Gail Davies (ASC, Chair of the subgroup); Huw Golledge (ASC); Penny Hawkins (ASC); Anna Rowland (ASC); Sarah Wolfensohn (ASC); Jane Smith (Boyd Group, advice and report drafting); and Dominic Wells (Animals in Science Group at the Royal Society of Biology, advisory input). The subgroup was supported throughout their work by Dr Jo Wallace and Caroline Wheeler from the Home Office Science Secretariat. Gabrielle King contributed to research on the evaluation of benefits at the University of Exeter.
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Davies, G.F. Harm-Benefit Analysis: opportunities for enhancing ethical review in animal research. Lab Anim 47, 57–58 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-018-0002-2
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