IRAS
The Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) is a single system to apply for the permissions and approvals for health and social care / community care research in the UK. It enables you to enter the information about your project once instead of duplicating information in different forms and helps you to meet regulatory and governance requirements.
IRAS captures the information needed for the relevant approvals from the following review bodies:
● Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC)
● Gene Therapy Advisory Committee (GTAC)
● Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
● Ministry of Justice
● NHS / HSC R&D offices
● NRES/ NHS / HSC Research Ethics Committees
● National Information Governance Board (NIGB)
● National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
● Social Care Research Ethics Committee