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GMO Notifications

The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (GMO(CU)) require certain work with genetically modified organisms to be notified to the competent authority. The types of notifications can vary depending on the nature of the work and these pages provide further information.

Link URLs in this page

  1. Biosafetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/index.htm
  2. Safety noticeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/notices/index.htm
  3. Overview - The regulation of specified animal pathogenshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/sapo.htm
  4. Background on the regulation of specified animal pathogenshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/background.htm
  5. SAPO Application processhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/app-process.htm
  6. How do I make my application?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/how-do-i.htm
  7. Notifying accidents and dangerous occurrencehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/notify.htm
  8. Guidance on Appeals for Notices issued under SAPOhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/guidance-appeals-sapo.htm
  9. Overview - Infections at workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/infection.htm
  10. Preventing infections at workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/about.htm
  11. HSE and infectionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/hseandinfection.htm
  12. Overview - Are you at risk?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/microorganisms.htm
  13. Laboratory workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/laboratories.htm
  14. Healthcarehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/healthcare.htm
  15. Overview - Specific infectionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/index.htm
  16. Overview - Influenzahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/influenza.htm
  17. Avian influenzahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/avianflu.htm
  18. Pandemic influenzahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/pandemic.htm
  19. Workplace guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/pandflu.htm
  20. Anthraxhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/anthrax.htm
  21. Zoonoseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/zoonoses.htm
  22. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/bovine.htm
  23. Handling the deceased with suspected or confirmed COVIDhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/handling-the-deceased.htm
  24. What the Law says about Biosafetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/law.htm
  25. Biosafety Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/information.htm
  26. Useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/links.htm
  27. Blood-borne viruseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/blood-borne-viruses/index.htm
  28. Overview - GMOhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/index.htm
  29. What are GMOs?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/whatare.htm
  30. Who is responsible for GMO (CU) Regulations?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/whos-responsible.htm
  31. GMOs and the lawhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/law.htm
  32. GMO Notificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/index.htm
  33. What do I notify?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/what.htm
  34. How do I notify?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/process.htm
  35. Feeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/fees.htm
  36. Appealshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/appeals.htm
  37. Confidentiality and disclosure of notified datahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/confid.htm
  38. Description of the Public Registerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/publicregister.htm
  39. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/information.htm
  40. The SACGM Compendium of Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/acgm/acgmcomp/index.htm
  41. Risk assessment guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/acgm/index.htm
  42. What do I notify?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/what.htm
  43. How do I notify?https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/process.htm
  44. Feeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/fees.htm
  45. Notification forms https://www.hse.gov.uk/forms/genetic/
  46. Appealshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/appeals.htm
  47. Confidentiality and disclosure of notified datahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/GMO/notifications/confid.htm
  48. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
  49. Department of Health https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
  50. Food Standards Agencyhttp://www.food.gov.uk/
  51. COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
  52. RIDDORhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/index.htm
  53. Skinhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/skin/index.htm
  54. Health and social carehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/healthservices/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

GMO
Genetically modified organisms

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Updated 2024-07-09