# Human Genetics Commission

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The **Human Genetics Commission** (HGC) was an advisory [non-departmental public body](/source/Non-departmental_public_body) that advised the [UK government](/source/UK_government) on the ethical and social aspects of [genetics](/source/Genetics). This included [genetic testing](/source/Genetic_testing), cloning and other aspects of molecular medicine. The Commission was created after a review of the UK government biotechnology advisory framework in 1999. It was chaired initially by the lawyer, [Baroness Helena Kennedy QC](/source/Helena_Kennedy%2C_Baroness_Kennedy_of_The_Shaws) and, from 2007 to 2009, the acting chair was [Sir John Sulston](/source/John_Sulston). From 2009, the Commission was chaired by Professor Jonathan Montgomery and comprised 21 members whose backgrounds include the [law](/source/Law), [medicine](/source/Medicine), consumer affairs, philosophy and ethics, scientific research, and clinical practice. Representatives of the Chief Medical Officers of [England](/source/England), [Scotland](/source/Scotland), [Wales](/source/Wales), and [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland) also sat on the Commission.[1][2]

The Commission was abolished when [quangos](/source/Quango) were reviewed by the newly elected government in October 2010. The Commission published its final paper in May 2012.[1][3][4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HGC_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HGC_1-1) ["Human Genetics Commission"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111017054912/http://www.hgc.gov.uk/Client/index.asp?ContentId=1). hgc.gov.uk. Archived from [the original](http://www.hgc.gov.uk/Client/index.asp?ContentId=1) on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Support"](http://www.patient.co.uk/support/human-genetics-commission). *Patient website*. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Jeeg (15 October 2010). ["UK's Human Genetics Commission Abolished- Is the Public Interest Being Served?"](http://www.councilforresponsiblegenetics.org/blog/post/UKs-Human-Genetics-Commission-Abolished-Is-the-Public-Interest-Being-Served.aspx). councilforresponsiblegenetics.org. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Dr Rebecca Hill (7 June 2012). ["Human Genetics Commission publish final report"](http://www.bionews.org.uk/page_149450.asp). bionews.org.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

## External links

- [Human Genetics Commission archived website](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120504100044/http://www.hgc.gov.uk) (archived by the UK National Archives on 4 May 2012)

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