How does the Government implement its policy?
The Government’s strategy is: • To ensure licensed work is fully justified. • To review policy continually as scientific and ethical considerations evolve, checking that the costs to animals are minimised and remain outweighed by the potential benefits of the work. • To reinforce compliance and high standards through consistently applied inspection, training, guidance, and (if necessary) infringement procedures. • To harness the advice of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Inspectorate (ASPI), other welfare and scientific expertise, and the products of local ethical review processes in ensuring that the 3Rs are rigorously applied in every case and that highest standards of animal welfare are implemented. • To encourage the development and use of alternatives and relevant databases through research funding and education, and through support for the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM). • To take a lead in formulating European policies, standards and targets
