for management to maintain personnel dedicated
solely to QA. However, management must give at least one individual permanent, even if part-time,
responsibility for co-ordination of the QA function. Some continuity in the QA staff is desirable to allow the
accumulation of expertise and to ensure consistent interpretation. It is acceptable for individuals involved in
studies that comply with GLP to perform the QA function for GLP studies conducted in other departments
within the test facility. It is also acceptable for personnel from outside the test facility to undertake QA
functions if the necessary effectiveness required to comply the GLP principles can be ensured.