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Committee publication · Correspondence · 28 April 2026

Correspondence from Minister Ahmed - Update on common frameworks

From: Health and Social Care Committee

Summary

Dr Zubir Ahmed informs the Health and Social Care Committee that two finalised Common Frameworks—on Blood Safety and Quality, and Organs, Tissues and Cells—have been published on 19 March 2026. The frameworks update 2021 provisional versions to reflect legislative changes, align dispute resolution with the Intergovernmental Relations Review, incorporate Windsor Framework text, and replace retained EU law references with assimilated law.

Key findings

  • Two Common Frameworks (Blood Safety and Quality; Organs, Tissues and Cells) finalised and published on 19 March 2026 after five-year development from 2021 provisional versions
  • Updates reflect legislative changes, revised dispute resolution mechanisms aligned with Intergovernmental Relations Review, and Windsor Framework text integration
  • References to retained EU law replaced with assimilated law; UK Internal Market references added
  • Review and amendment timelines revised; formatting amended for gov.uk consistency
  • UK Government has worked collaboratively with Devolved Governments under provisional frameworks since 2021

Tone

Procedural

Topics

health-regulationdevolutionintergovernmental-relationspost-brexit-policy

Key actors

Dr Zubir Ahmed, Layla Moran, Simon Hoare, Lord Strathclyde, UK Government, Devolved Governments

Notable line

“… the UK Government has been working collaboratively with the Devolved Governments under their respective Provisional Common Frameworks since these were published in”

Key Quotes

“I am pleased to inform you that the finalised versions of two Common Frameworks will be published on GOV.UK and deposited in the House Library on 19 March”
— Dr Zubir Ahmed · Opening notification of framework publication
“The changes to the Blood Safety and Quality and Organs, Tissues and Cells (apart from embryos and gametes) Common Frameworks also include the addition of updated Windsor Framework text, new references to the UK Internal Market, and revised review and amendment timelines.”
— Dr Zubir Ahmed · Summary of substantive updates made to the frameworks
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Source · parliament.uk record ↗