Corporate report

UKHSA Advisory Board agenda: May 2025

Updated 12 May 2025

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

Date: Tuesday 13 May 2025

Time: 10.00am to 11.50am

Venue: Canary Wharf Office

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10.00²¹³¾ÌýÌý
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 11 March 2025 meeting and note the action list and matters arisingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Ian Peters

Enclosure AB/25/022

Enclosure AB/25/023ÌýÌýÌý
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10.05²¹³¾ÌýÌý
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/25/024ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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10.20²¹³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Financial report

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

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/025ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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10.30²¹³¾ÌýÌý
Transforming Science Together

To discuss the multi-year transformation programmeÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Marc Merel

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/026ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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10.50²¹³¾ÌýÌýÌý
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Vaccine System

To discuss the challenges, development and opportunities for UKHSA within the vaccine system in the UKÌýÌýÌý
Susan Hopkins
Lewis Peake
Hannah Taylor
Mary Ramsay
Sarah Collins

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/027ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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11.10²¹³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Major Incident Learnings

To discuss lessons identified through incident response activity in previous yearÌýÌýÌý
Susan Hopkins
Kath Bollington
Paul Sutton
Lucy Garrod

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/028ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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11.25²¹³¾ÌýÌý
Advisory Board effectiveness

To note the outcome of the Advisory board effectiveness reviewÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Ian Peters

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/0289ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
9.ÌýÌý

11.35am
Advisory Board Committee reports

To receive verbal updates from latest committee meetings:
� Audit and Risk Committee (18 March 2025)
� Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee (8 April 2025)
� Science and Research Committee (7 May 2025)
� People and Culture Committee (12 May 2025)


To note confirmed minutes of committee:
� Audit and Risk Committee (9 December 2024)

� Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee (28 January 2025)


To endorse revised Terms of Reference for Committees:
� Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee






Cindy Rampersaud
Graham Hart

Jon Friedland
Sir Gordon Messenger


Enclosure AB/25/030
Enclosure AB/25/031




Enclosure AB/25/032

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11:45²¹³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Questions from members of the public
To respond to any questions from members of the publicÌýÌý
Ian Peters
Ìý11.Ìý Forward look

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

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/033ÌýÌý
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11.50²¹³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Any other business and closeÌý

Shared for information: Ìý
Health inequalities in health protection report 2025
Ian PetersÌýÌý