Corporate report

UKHSA Advisory Board agenda: March 2025

Updated 11 March 2025

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

Date: Tuesday 11 March 2025

Time: 1.30pm to 3.45pm

Venue: Leeds offices

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1.ÌýÌý


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 30 January 2025 meeting and note the action list and matters arisingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Ian Peters

Enclosure AB/25/011

Enclosure AB/25/012ÌýÌýÌý
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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
Dame Jenny Harries

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/013ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Ìý4.ÌýÌý

1.50±è³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Financial report

To receive an update on UKHSA’s financial position to dateÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Luke Heath

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/014ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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2.00±è³¾ÌýÌý
Leadership

To update on UKHSA’s leadership capability and frameworksÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Jon Cocking
Jake McClure
Malcolm Taylor

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/015ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Ìý6.ÌýÌý

2.30±è³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Genomics

To discuss progress of the Genomics Programme in previous 12 monthsÌýÌýÌý
Susan Hopkins
Meera Chand
Richard Myers
Derren Ready

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/016ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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3.00±è³¾ÌýÌý
Artificial Intelligence

To discuss the strategic approach to adoption of artificial intelligence and key activities across the agency
Steven Riley
Nick Watkins

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/017ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
8.ÌýÌý

3.25pm
Advisory Board committees

To receive verbal updates from latest committee meetings:
� People and Culture Committee (5 February 2025)


To note confirmed minutes of committee:
� Science and Research Committee (19 November 2024)

� People and Culture Committee (26 November 2024)

� Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee (8 October 2024)






Graham Hart



Enclosure AB/25/018

Enclosure AB/25/019

Enclosure AB/25/020

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3.30±è³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Questions from members of the public

To respond to any questions from members of the publicÌýÌý
Ian Peters
Ìý10.Ìý Forward look

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

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/020ÌýÌýÌý
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3.40±è³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Any other business and closeÌý Ian PetersÌýÌý