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<p>The Home Office Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) has embarked on an ambitious
agenda of regulatory reform. The ASRU Regulatory Reform Programme aims to deliver
leading regulatory practice, improving how ASRU meets best practice regulatory standards,
and enhancing ASRU’s ability to protect animals in scientific testing and research.
As part of reforms ASRU will be reviewing and strengthening its licensing and audit
processes, with a focus on improving compliance with the legislation and providing
a quality service to the science sector.</p><p>This Government has committed to soon
publish a plan to accelerate the development, validation and uptake of technologies
and methods to reduce reliance on the use of animals in science. The Government recently
announced that it will double investment, from £10m to £20m per annum, in research
to achieve the three Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) with a focus on the
development of non-animal alternatives.</p>
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