The appeal must be addressed to the Ethics Review Appeals Board but submitted to the Swedish Ethical Review Authority which checks that the appeal has been received in time. The Swedish Ethical Review Authority then sends the appeal and all appurtenant documents to the Ethics Review Appeals Board.

If the Swedish Ethical Review Authority is not in agreement about the outcome of the ethical review, the authority must hand over the case to the Ethics Review Appeals Board. When the Swedish Ethical Review Authority hands over a case, it must attach its own statement.

The Ethics Review Appeals Board also has some responsibilities for the supervision of the observance of the Ethical Review Act and regulations supported by the law. 

The ethical guidelines and laws that regulate and place ethical demands on research processes are stated in Codex - rules and guidelines for research.

Member and chair and personal substitute

Ann-Christine Lindeblad, Justice of the Supreme Court
Substitute: Carina Gunnarsson, former Director General

Members representing general interests

Bengt Gustafsson, former Director of Social Welfare
Substitute: Bimbi Ollberg, priest

Lena Näslund, guidance counsellor
Substitute: Birgitta Hübinette, police

Members with academic expertise

Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman, Professor
Substitute: Gert Helgesson, Professor

Kjell Asplund, Professor emeritus
Substitute: Christina Eintrei, Professor emerita

Anna Sarkadi, Professor
Substitute: Ingemar Engström, Professor

Ann Wennerberg, Professor
Substitute: Johan Fritzell, Professor