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UKHSA Advisory Board Agenda: September 2025

Updated 11 September 2025

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

Date: Tuesday 16 September 2025

Time: 10am to 12pm

Venue: London offices

 Time     Agenda item                          Presenter    
1.


10am  		 Announcements, apologies and declarations of interest

To note apologies and declarations		 Ian Peters
 2.    
    		 Matters arising

To agree note the action list and matters arising         		 Ian Peters

Enclosure AB/25/048
Enclosure AB/25/049   
 3.  

10:05am  		 Chief Executive’s update

To note the update on recent operational and response status and a forward look of priorities for UKHSA   		 Susan Hopkins

Enclosure   AB/25/050        
 4.

10:40am   		 Financial report

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

Enclosure   AB/25/051           
 5. 

10:55am  		 Antimicrobial resistance

To discuss progress of the programme in previous 12 months                                                                      		 Susan Hopkins
Colin Brown

Enclosure   AB/25/052               
 6. 

11:15am   		 Science Hub

To dicuss delivery on long term upgrade to UKHSA’s laboratory facilities    		 Dyfed Alsop
Martin Sellar

Enclosure   AB/25/053              
7.

11:30pm		 Advisory Board committees

To receive verbal updates from latest committee meetings:
• Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee (15 July 2025)
• People and Culture Committee (23 July 2025)
• Audit and Risk Committee (15 September 2025)
• Science and Research Committee (10 September 2025)


To note confirmed minutes of committee:
• Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee (8 April 2025)
• People and Culture Committee (12 May 2025)



Graham Hart
Sir Gordon Messenger
Jon Friedland
Cindy Rampersaud



Enclosure AB/25/054
Enclosure AB/25/055
 8.  

11:45am   		 Questions from members of the public
To respond to any questions from members of the public  		 Ian Peters
 9.  Forward look

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

Enclosure   AB/25/056   
 10.  

12:00pm   		 Any other business and close  Ian Peters  
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