Submitting a research application

If you decide to submit a research application

Your research application will need to go through a research approval process. Please follow the links below to access the approval procedure and process map:

• Download the research governance approval procedure(pdf, 67KB)
• Download the research governance approval process map(pdf, 60KB)

The South West London Research Governance Consortium will decide whether to approve your research based on the criteria covered in the application form and your research proposal.

Once it has your proposal and application form, it will give you a decision as soon as it can. If your application is straightforward, you have addressed all the areas outlined in the research proposal guide and it does not involve issues of high risk to participants, your application should be processed quite quickly. If your application is more complex the decision might take a bit longer.

Provided your application is approved, you will be able to go ahead and the council will arrange for you to access participants as necessary. Your research will be registered on the council’s research database and will be also monitored by a named contact within the Adult and Community Services.

If you do not receive approval, you will be given reasons and information about how to appeal against the decision. Where possible, you will be given advice on how you might change your proposal to ensure it complies with the council’s requirements.