16th Meeting of the ACSS 20 April 2026 Agenda
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16th Advisory Committee for Social Science (ACSS) Plenary - April 2026
1. Agenda
1. Welcome and Coffee on arrival
2. Introductions (JH, 15m)
3. Conflict of Interests (JH, 5m)
4. Actions from the last meeting and Chairs update (JH, 10m)
5. Secretariat update (RG, 10m, paper 16.1)
6. Analytics Unit update (WR, 20m)
7. Working group updates (30m, paper 16.2)
- Assurance (HLM)
- Understanding Regulatory Change (JH)
- Economics (SH)
- Wider Consumer Interests (SH)
8. Science Council Update (SC, 10m)
9. Member updates (All, 20m)
10. AOB (JH, 5m)
Lunch (30m)
11. Welcome/Intros/Aims of afternoon session (JH, 10m)
12. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Food Strategy Update (TG, 25m)
13. Food Standards Agency (FSA) research and evidence priorities: Foodborne disease (DH, 45m)
14. Evidence review of regulatory interventions to improve food system outcomes:
- Background and Scope (SW, 20m)
- Method and Key findings (BD et al, 45 mns)
- Group discussion (All, 100 m)
15. AOB/Closing remarks (JH, 5m)
16. Close
2. Papers
16.1: Secretariat Update (item 4)
16.2: Working Group Update (item 6)
16.3: Evidence review of regulatory interventions to improve food system outcomes (item 12)