Corporate report

UKHSA Advisory Board Agenda: July 2025

Updated 4 July 2025

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

Date: Tuesday 8 July 2025

Time: 10.00am to 11.40am

Venue: London offices

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10.00²¹³¾ÌýÌý
Announcements, apologies and declarations of interest

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

To agree minutes of the 13 May 2025 meeting and note the action list and matters arisingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Ian Peters

Enclosure AB/25/034

Enclosure AB/25/035ÌýÌýÌý
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10.05²¹³¾ÌýÌý
Interim Chief Executive’s update

To note the update from the acting Chief Executive including key operational pressures, current infectious disease and health hazard responses, and forward lookÌýÌýÌý
Dyfed Alsop

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/036ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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10.20²¹³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Financial report

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

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/037ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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10.30²¹³¾ÌýÌý
Core preparedness for environmental hazards

To discuss preparedness for environmental hazards including climate change impacts on health and vector borne disease threatsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Lea Berrang-Ford

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/038ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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10.50²¹³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Global Health Activities

To discuss UKHSA’s global health activity to date and ambitions for UKHSA’s global activity and engagement beyond 2025ÌýÌýÌý
Susan Hopkins
Diana Randall
Gemma Lien

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/039ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
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11.10²¹³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Health Equity for Health Security

To note progress in building capability and capacity to deliver more equitable health outcomesÌýÌýÌý
Susan Hopkins
Shona Arora
Hannah Taylor

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/040ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
8.ÌýÌý

11.30am
Advisory Board committees

To receive verbal updates from latest committee meetings:
• Audit and Risk Committee (3 June 2025)


To note confirmed minutes of committee:
• Audit and Risk Committee (18 March 2025)

• People and Culture Committee (5 February 2025)

• Science and Research Committee (29 January 2025)


To endorse revised Terms of Reference for committees:
• Audit and Risk Committee

• People and Culture Committee

• Science and Research Committee






Graham Hart



Enclosure AB/25/041
Enclosure AB/25/042
Enclosure AB/25/043




Enclosure AB/25/044
Enclosure AB/25/045
Enclosure AB/25/046

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Ìý 11:35amÌýÌýÌý
Questions from members of the public

To respond to any questions from members of the publicÌýÌý
Ian Peters
Ìý10.Ìý Forward look

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

EnclosureÌýÌý AB/25/047ÌýÌýÌý
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11.40²¹³¾ÌýÌýÌý
Any other business and closeÌý Ian PetersÌýÌý