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The role, members, structure, meetings and subgroups of the Science Advisory Council (SAC).
A review of public engagement, covering concepts, practices and experience of public engagement.
Appointments and reappointments made to Defra’s Science Advisory Council
We provide expert independent advice on science policy and strategy to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Annual report for Defra’s Science Advisory Council (SAC) for the period April 2019 to March 2021.
Register of interests for the members of the Science Advisory Council (SAC).
Seeking views on the triennial reviews of the Science Advisory Council and the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Professor Rowland Kao has been appointed as the Chair of Defra’s Science Advisory Council
A scientific review of the biosecurity and water quality risks from carcass burials in the 2001 Food and Mouth Disease outbreak.
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