UKHSA Advisory Board: update on committees
Updated 13 December 2023
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Purpose of the paper
The purpose of the paper is to confirm the appointment of Cindy Rampersaud as Deputy Chair of the Advisory Board and to inform board members of changes to the membership of the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and People and Culture Committee and to the terms of reference of the Science and Research Committee.
An updated table setting out the membership of the Advisory Board committees is set out in Annexe A.
Recommendations
The Advisory Board is asked to note that:
- Cindy Rampersaud has been confirmed as Deputy Chair of the Advisory Board
- Professor Jon Friedland will become a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and step down from the People and Culture Committee
- Cindy Rampersaud will join the People and Culture Committee
- the Science and Research Committee terms of reference would be updated to include a specific focus on science related skills development and pay
Deputy Chair of the UKHSA Advisory Board
The Advisory Board terms of reference state that:
Following consultation with DHSC, the Chair may recommend to the Advisory Board that one of the non-executives set out in paragraph 2.1.(i) be appointed as Deputy Chair. If there is a vacancy in the office of Chair, then any person so appointed as Deputy Chair shall be Acting Chair until such time that a new Chair has been appointed.
The full complement of non-executive members was completed in April 2023, and it has been agreed that Cindy Rampersaud will be Deputy Chair.
The Deputy Chair will also chair meetings of the Advisory Board if the Chair is ever unavailable. This has been shared with the Department of Health and Social Care.
Committee membership
Following the permanent appointment of the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee it has been identified that the membership of the ARC should be broadened to include a non-executive with a scientific background given the risk profile of UKHSA. It has therefore been agreed that Professor Jon Friedland will join ARC as a non-executive member.
To ensure the balance of non-executives’ time it has also been agreed that Professor Friedland would step down from the People and Culture Committee. Cindy Rampersaud will join as a non-executive member of the People and Culture Committee.
Science and research committee: terms of reference
Following the Advisory Board effectiveness review which took place earlier this year, it had been identified that the role of the Science and Research Committee would benefit from a specific focus on scientific skills development and pay. This change has been agreed between the Chairs of both the Science and Research Committee and People and Culture Committee. The terms of reference for the Science and Research Committee will be updated for agreement at its next meeting.
It has also been confirmed that the People and Culture Committee continue to have insight into this area, in the context of its broad discussions on all aspects of workforce.
Next steps
The terms of reference for each committee will be updated to reflect the changes as set out and shared with agreement for each committee. Once agreed, they will be published on the Advisory Board webpages on GOV.UK.
Annexe A: Advisory Board committee membership as of November 2023
| Audit and Risk Committee | |
|---|---|
| Cindy Rampersaud | Chair and Non-executive member |
| Jon Friedland | Non-executive member |
| Sir Gordon Messenger | Non-executive member |
| Simon Blagden | Associate non-executive member |
| Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee | |
|---|---|
| Graham Hart | Chair and Non-executive member |
| Jennifer Dixon | Non-executive member |
| Mark Lloyd | Non-executive member |
| Marie Gabriel | Associate non-executive member |
| Raj Long | Associate non-executive member |
| Susan Hopkins | Executive Committee lead and Chief Medical Advisor |
| Scott McPherson | Director General, Strategy Policy and Programmes |
| Oliver Munn | Director General, Health Protection Operations |
| People and Culture Committee | |
|---|---|
| Sir Gordon Messenger | Chair and Non-executive member |
| Mark Lloyd | Non-executive member |
| Cindy Rampersaud | Non-executive member |
| Jac Gardner | Executive Committee lead and Chief People Officer |
| Dame Jenny Harries | Chief Executive |
| Science and Research Committee | |
|---|---|
| Jon Friedland | Chair and Non-executive member |
| Jenifer Dixon | Non-executive member |
| Graham Hart | Non-executive member |
| Isabel Oliver | Executive Committee lead and Director General, Science and Research (Chief Scientific Officer) |
| Susan Hopkins | Chief Medical Advisor |