Editorial

Parker C . The lay member in the research ethics committee: a reply to Green. Res Ethics Rev 2007; 3(4): 131–133.

Parker C . The membership and function of the research ethics committee. Res Ethics Rev 2008; 4(1): 31–33.

Rawbone R . Editorial. Res Ethics Rev 2007; 3(1): 1–2.

Ashcroft RE Newson AJ Benn PMW . Reforming research ethics committees. BMJ 2005; 331: 587–588, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7517.587.

Wilson MH . Losing sight of ethics in research ethics review. BMJ rapid response to Ashcroft et al [ibid]; 11 October 2005.

Liability in the law of tort of research ethics committees and their members. McHale JV. Res Ethics Rev 2005; 1(2): 53–59.

Research ethics committees and the law: indemnity and independence. Laurence DR. Res Ethics Rev 2006; 2(4): 140–143.

Indemnity and independence (letter). Davies H. Res Ethics Rev 2007; 3(1): 27–28.

Guidelines on the practice of ethics committees in medical research with human participants, 4th edn.. The Royal College of Physicians, London 2007.

Laurence DR Saunders J Gilmore IT Saunders J . And who shall guide the guides? BMJ rapid responses to Ashcroft et al [op cit]; 15 November–19 December 2007.

Ashcroft R Pfeffer N . Ethics behind closed doors: do research ethics committees need secrecy? BMJ 2001; 322: 1294–1296.

Ethics behind closed doors. A summary of a National Research Ethics Service workshop held on Wednesday, 31 October 2007. Available at http://www.nres.npsa.nhs.uk/reccommunity/events/nres-conference-icc-in-birmingham/ (accessed February 5th 2008).