Corporate report

UKHSA Advisory Board: agenda

Updated 12 March 2024

Title of meeting: UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Advisory Board

Date: Wednesday 13 March 2024

Time: 1:30pm to 3:10pm

Venue: Chilton Training Centre

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1.
1:30±è³¾ÌýÌý
Announcements, apologies and declarations of interest

To note apologies and declarations
Ian Peters
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Minutes of previous meeting and matters arising

To agree minutes of the 31 January 2024 meeting and note the matters arisingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Ian Peters

Enclosure AB/24/011
Enclosure AB/24/012ÌýÌýÌý
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1:35±è³¾ÌýÌý
Chief Executive’s update

To note the update from the Chief Executive including key operational pressures, current infectious disease and health hazard responses, and forward lookÌýÌýÌý
Scott McPherson

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/24/013ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Ìý4.
1:50±è³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Financial report

To receive an update on UKHSA’s financial position to dateÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Andrew Sanderson

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/24/014ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Ìý5.Ìý
2:00±è³¾ÌýÌý
Core preparedness for environmental hazards

To discuss progress on preparedness for environmental hazards with a focus on climatic and natural hazardsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Isabel Oliver
Lea Berrang-Ford

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/24/015ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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2:20±è³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Pathogen Genomics Strategy and Programme update

To discuss ambition for genomics within UKHSA and delivery of the Genomics StrategyÌýÌýÌýÌý
Susan Hopkins
Meera Chand
Deborah Williamson
Sam Organ

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/24/016ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
7.
2:50pm
Advisory Board committees

To receive verbal report updates from the Committees latest meetings and present agreed minutes:

� Audit and Risk Committee
To note minutes of 18 January 2024 meeting


� People and Culture Committee
To note minutes of 31 October 2023 meeting



� Science and Research Committee
To note minutes of 8 November 2023 meeting












Cindy Rampersaud
Enclosure AB/24/017

Sir Gordon Messenger
Enclosure AB/24/018

Jon Friedland
Enclosure AB/24/019

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3:00±è³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Questions from members of the public

To respond to any questions from members of the publicÌýÌý
Ian Peters
Ìý9.Ìý Forward look

To note the forward plan of Advisory Board discussions and the calendar of Board and Committee meetingsÌýÌýÌý
Ian Peters

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/24/020ÌýÌýÌý
Ìý10.Ìý Associate non-executive members appointments

To approve extensions of the associate non-executivesÌýÌýÌý
Ian Peters

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/24/021ÌýÌýÌý
Ìý11.ÌýÌý
3:10±è³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Any other business and closeÌý Ian PetersÌýÌý