Central Office for Research Ethics

Department of Health (UK). Governance Arrangements for NHS Research Ethics Committee. London Central Office for Research Ethics Committees (COREQ, 2001. 

Centers for Disease Control Central Office for Research Ethics... 

Some research based on observation, collating information from notes and tests already performed for therapeutic purposes, may be permissible without consent because it does not involve direct contact with the child. Researchers must be careful in this matter and consult the Central Office for Research Ethics Committees (COREC) to ascertain this requirement. Non-therapeutic research can be validly consented only when the research can be reasonably said not to go against the child s interests. Even though it is not legally required, research should seek assent from school-age children and should always ensure that the child does not object. 

COREC (Central Office for Research Ethics Committees) (2006). Guidelines for researches patient information sheet and consent form. http //www.corec. org.uk (accessed 13 August 2006). 

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