Yesterday, we provided oral evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into the Future of Chemicals Regulation, which focuses on the future of REACH (the Registration, Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation in the UK after it leaves the EU.

Building upon our written evidence, our Programme Manager for Environment and Regulation, Dr Camilla Alexander-White, answered MPs questions on what different options the UK has to regulate chemicals in the future and the scientific skills and expertise needed to run regulatory systems.

Dr Alexander-White said: "Chemical scientists are vital to the development and implementation of a range of regulations that aim to protect the environment and human health, including systems like REACH.

"Whatever regulatory system the UK follows, we need to make sure that we have a strong chemical sciences base that can deliver, analyse and interpret the high quality, robust scientific data that is needed to underpin regulation."

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Chemistry's crucial role in future chemicals regulation - Royal Society of Chemistry