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Department of Health: Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens: Consultation and...

Catalogue reference: JA 615

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JA 615

This series contains files relating to the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, including consultation and committee papers

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Reference

JA 615

Title
Department of Health: Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens: Consultation and Committee Files
Date

1979-2005

Description

This series contains files relating to the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, including consultation and committee papers

Arrangement

This series is arranged in file reference order (within each transfer).

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

DPP, DAN, MXO, ORZ and PBB file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Health, 1988-1988
  • Department of Health and Social Care, 2018-2018
  • Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
Physical description

335 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2019 Department of Health and Social Care

Custodial history

Prefix noted as in use by File Office 123 at the Departmental Record Officer (DRO) Census on the 5th February 1990. The prefix was transferred to File Office 656 on the 20th July 1995 and then closed. Remaining files amalgamated into DAN prefix

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Administrative / biographical background

The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens...

The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) is a UK-wide advisory committee. It was established in 1981, and the terms of reference were revised in 1991 to allow for a wider remit. The terms of reference of the ACDP are:"To provide as requested independent scientific advice to the Health and Safety Executive, and to Ministers through the Department of Health, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and their counterparts under devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, on all aspects of hazards and risks to workers and others from exposure to pathogens. In addition, to provide as requested independent scientific risk assessment advice on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) to Ministers through the Department of Health, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and their counterparts under devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and to the Food Standards Agency." The Committee comprises a Chairman and up to 17 members. The membership includes scientific and medical experts, representing a range of disciplines. On 31 December 2012, the Committee was reconstituted from an advisory non-departmental public body to an Expert Advisory Committee.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16855809/

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Department of Health: Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens: Consultation and Committee Files