PIL Home Office Licensee Training ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Exam with accurate detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
PIL - correct answer✔✔Procedures Individual Licence
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• a licence granted by the Secretary of State qualifying the holder to apply specified
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
regulated procedures to specified animals at specified places ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• must receive training before they can obtain a licence
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Module training course - correct answer✔✔• Candidates successfully completing this ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
course will gain a Home Office Module Training Certificate (not a Home Office Licence!)
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• Certificate holders can obtain a licence to work under supervision and with project
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
licence authorisation ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• Further training required to gain competence in specific techniques:
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - observation
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - simulations
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - cadavers
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - work under direct supervision with
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| assistance ||\\//||
• Need to maintain records of training and competencies
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What animals are protected? - correct answer✔✔Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
(as amended 2012) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Any living vertebrate (excluding man) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• mammals, birds, reptiles:
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,||\\//|| - from 2/3 of the way through gestation or
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| incubation ||\\//||
||\\//|| • other vertebrates (i.e. fish):
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - from the time when they are capable of
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| independent feeding ||\\//|| ||\\//||
And any living cephalopod ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When is an animal no longer living? - correct answer✔✔Living until: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• permanent cessation of circulation
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• or destruction of the brain
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• so includes decerebrate animals (hind brain/brainstem still intact)
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Where can procedures take place? - correct answer✔✔• specified institution ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• specified rooms
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• named individuals take responsibility for ensuring that everything done at the place is
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
authorised
What procedures? (Project licences) - correct answer✔✔• Project Licences are granted by
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the Secretary of State ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• The project specifies a programme of work, and as part of that programme authorises the
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
application of: ||\\//||
||\\//|| - specified regulated procedures
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - to animals of specified descriptions
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - at a specified place(s)
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The 3 Rs - correct answer✔✔• The 3 Rs provide a framework for more humane animal
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
research ||\\//||
, • Replace, Reduce and Refine
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• REPLACE: ||\\//||
||\\//|| - use of animals with alternatives (cell lines,
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| animal or human tissue, non-protected ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| species ||\\//||
• REDUCE: ||\\//||
||\\//|| - numbers used
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• REFINE: ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - procedures carried out (to minimise pain,
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| suffering, distress, or lasting harm) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The 3 Vs - correct answer✔✔• Construct Validity
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - is the model measuring what it claims?
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• Internal validity
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - does the study establish a trustworthy
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| cause-and-effect relationship between the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| treatment and outcome (outcome not ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| influenced by other factors and variables) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• External Validity
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - how generalisable the findings are to the
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| wider situation (do the findings apply to ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| other people, settings, situations, etc) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What procedures? (Regulated procedures) - correct answer✔✔Regulated procedures:
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• are carried out on a protected animal
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• for experimental, scientific, or educational purpose
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Exam with accurate detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
PIL - correct answer✔✔Procedures Individual Licence
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• a licence granted by the Secretary of State qualifying the holder to apply specified
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
regulated procedures to specified animals at specified places ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• must receive training before they can obtain a licence
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Module training course - correct answer✔✔• Candidates successfully completing this ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
course will gain a Home Office Module Training Certificate (not a Home Office Licence!)
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• Certificate holders can obtain a licence to work under supervision and with project
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
licence authorisation ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• Further training required to gain competence in specific techniques:
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - observation
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - simulations
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - cadavers
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - work under direct supervision with
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| assistance ||\\//||
• Need to maintain records of training and competencies
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What animals are protected? - correct answer✔✔Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
(as amended 2012) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Any living vertebrate (excluding man) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• mammals, birds, reptiles:
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,||\\//|| - from 2/3 of the way through gestation or
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| incubation ||\\//||
||\\//|| • other vertebrates (i.e. fish):
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - from the time when they are capable of
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| independent feeding ||\\//|| ||\\//||
And any living cephalopod ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When is an animal no longer living? - correct answer✔✔Living until: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• permanent cessation of circulation
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• or destruction of the brain
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• so includes decerebrate animals (hind brain/brainstem still intact)
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Where can procedures take place? - correct answer✔✔• specified institution ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• specified rooms
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• named individuals take responsibility for ensuring that everything done at the place is
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
authorised
What procedures? (Project licences) - correct answer✔✔• Project Licences are granted by
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the Secretary of State ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• The project specifies a programme of work, and as part of that programme authorises the
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
application of: ||\\//||
||\\//|| - specified regulated procedures
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - to animals of specified descriptions
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - at a specified place(s)
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The 3 Rs - correct answer✔✔• The 3 Rs provide a framework for more humane animal
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
research ||\\//||
, • Replace, Reduce and Refine
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• REPLACE: ||\\//||
||\\//|| - use of animals with alternatives (cell lines,
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| animal or human tissue, non-protected ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| species ||\\//||
• REDUCE: ||\\//||
||\\//|| - numbers used
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• REFINE: ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - procedures carried out (to minimise pain,
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| suffering, distress, or lasting harm) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The 3 Vs - correct answer✔✔• Construct Validity
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - is the model measuring what it claims?
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• Internal validity
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - does the study establish a trustworthy
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| cause-and-effect relationship between the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| treatment and outcome (outcome not ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| influenced by other factors and variables) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• External Validity
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| - how generalisable the findings are to the
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| wider situation (do the findings apply to ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| other people, settings, situations, etc) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What procedures? (Regulated procedures) - correct answer✔✔Regulated procedures:
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• are carried out on a protected animal
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
• for experimental, scientific, or educational purpose
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
