Transparency data

Actions Arising – Board Meeting

Published 25 June 2026

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

From the FSA Board Meeting on 17 September 2025

Index	Action	Due Date	Owner and Progress to Date
Action 1 - Chief Executive’s Report to the Board (FSA 25/09/03)	Rebecca Sudworth to provide Board Members with further information on the activities of the food-borne disease epidemiology group.		Rebecca Sudworth – Ongoing: an update from SERD, setting out the research and evidence, is being prepared and will be shared with the Board in due course.
Action 2 - Chief Executive’s Report to the Board (FSA 25/09/03)	Policy team to bring a paper to the December 2025 Board meeting summarising the CBD consultation responses.	10 December 2025	Rebecca Sudworth – Ongoing: Agreement that consultation responses will be presented to the Board at the January 2026 retreat.
Action 3 - Annual Local Authority Performance (FSA 25/09/04)	Officials to prepare a strategic briefing for the Board, focusing on the options for regulatory reform to tackle the challenges faced by Local Authorities	10 December 2025	Nathan Barnhouse – Complete: Strategic Briefing to be provided to Board Members on 9 December 2025
Action 4 - Annual FSA Science Update (FSA 25/09/05)	Rick Mumford to provide the Board with a written update on the sampling strategy, including the identification of gaps.	27 January 2026	Rick Mumford – Ongoing: It has been agreed to address this through a deep-dive on strategic sampling at the Board’s January retreat. Rick Mumford to own
Action 5 - Annual Freedom of Information Requests, External Complaints and Internal Whistleblowing Report (FSA 25/09/07)	Details about FSA staff response rates for the people survey to be circulated to the Board.		Noel Sykes – Complete: Details shared with the Board.
Action 6 - Annual Freedom of Information Requests, External Complaints and Internal Whistleblowing Report (FSA 25/09/07)	James Robinson provide a formal note to Board Members on the Public Office Accountability Bill as a reminder of responsibilities.	10 December 2025	James Robinson – Complete: Note  circulated to Board Members on 10 October 2025
Action 7 - Report from the Director for FSA in Wales (FSA 25/09/08)	Sian Bowsley to provide additional information to Board Members on the FSA’s work around food supplements.		Sian Bowsley – Complete: Information circulated to Board Members on 28 November.

Actions From Previous Meetings

Index	Action	Due Date	Owner and progress to date
Action 2 - Evaluation of the Meat Charging Discount Regime (FSA 25/06/06)	Policy team to bring a Board paper to the December meeting with detailed proposals, informed by engagement with industry and further economic analysis.	December 2025	Rebecca Sudworth – Complete: Paper at December 2025 Board Meeting.
Action 5 - Report from the Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (INFO 25/06/01)	Junior Johnson to provide a short private briefing on learning from recent cyber-attacks on the retail sector and food businesses.	September 2025	Junior Johnson – Complete: Brief shared with Board Members on 3 October 2025
Action 4 – Local Authority Cost-Recovery, Initial Findings and Proposed Way Ahead (FSA 25/03/06)	Regulatory Compliance team to bring update on Local Authority Cost Recovery to September or December Board	Dec 2025	Nathan Barnhouse – Complete: RCD are developing the engagement plan for meeting with businesses to understand their views on cost-recovery.   We are also working collaboratively with local authorities to identify a series of outline options for cost-recovery that can be tested and appraised. An update will be provided as part of the strategic briefing for the Board on 9 December, on the options for regulatory reform to tackle the challenges faced by Local Authorities