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UKHSA Advisory Board agenda: March 2025

Updated 11 March 2025

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

Date: Tuesday 11 March 2025

Time: 1.30pm to 3.45pm

Venue: Leeds offices

 Time     Agenda item                          Presenter    
1.  


1.30pm  		 Announcements, apologies and declarations of interest

To note apologies and declarations		 Ian Peters
 2.    
    		 Minutes of previous meeting and matters arising

To agree minutes of the 30 January 2025 meeting and note the action list and matters arising         		 Ian Peters

Enclosure AB/25/011

Enclosure AB/25/012   
 3.  

1.35pm  		 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 look   		 Dame Jenny Harries

Enclosure   AB/25/013        
 4.  

1.50pm   		 Financial report

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

Enclosure   AB/25/014         
 5.  

2.00pm  		 Leadership

To update on UKHSA’s leadership capability and frameworks                                                                     		 Jon Cocking
Jake McClure
Malcolm Taylor

Enclosure   AB/25/015               
 6.  

2.30pm   		 Genomics

To discuss progress of the Genomics Programme in previous 12 months   		 Susan Hopkins
Meera Chand
Richard Myers
Derren Ready

Enclosure   AB/25/016              
 7.  

3.00pm  		 Artificial Intelligence

To discuss the strategic approach to adoption of artificial intelligence and key activities across the agency		 Steven Riley
Nick Watkins

Enclosure   AB/25/017             
8.  

3.25pm		 Advisory Board committees

To receive verbal updates from latest committee meetings:
• People and Culture Committee (5 February 2025)


To note confirmed minutes of committee:
• Science and Research Committee (19 November 2024)

• People and Culture Committee (26 November 2024)

• Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee (8 October 2024)



Graham Hart



Enclosure AB/25/018

Enclosure AB/25/019

Enclosure AB/25/020
 9.  

3.30pm   		 Questions from members of the public

To respond to any questions from members of the public  		 Ian Peters
 10.  Forward look

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

Enclosure   AB/25/020   
 11.  

3.40pm   		 Any other business and close  Ian Peters  
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