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UK NSC code of practice

Code of practice for the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).

• From: UK National Screening Committee
• Published: 2 November 2015
• Last updated: 3 April 2023
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  1. 3 April 2023

     Roles of officials, observers and technical experts updated.

  2. 30 November 2022

     Links added to UK NSC patient and public voice role guidance. Declaration of interests form moved to UK NSC register of interests page.

  3. 20 May 2022

     Addition of pending update message to page.

  4. 24 October 2016

     The UK NSC’s code of practice has been updated to reflect the new arrangements for appointing an independent Chair.

  5. 2 November 2015

     First published.

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UK NSC code of practice

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The remit of the UK National Screening Committee has expanded. An update to this information is pending.

This code of practice gives information on:

• the status, role, responsibility and procedures of the UK NSC
• terms of appointment of members of the committee
• the roles and responsibilities of the members of the committee and other attendees
• how the committee develops its recommendations

It is based on the Government Office for Science Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees and the principles of scientific advice to government.