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Science Advisory Council sub-groups

Risk Sub-Group (SAC-R)

Membership
Terms of Reference
SAC-R papers

Membership

Professor Angela McLean (Chair)
Professor Paul Elliot
Dr Dougal Goodman (co-optee) (PDF)
Professor Peter Guthrie
Mr Chris Lea (SAC Devolved Administration Observer)
Professor John Shepherd
Professor Andy Stirling

Terms of Reference

To consider how science is used by the Department in the handling of external risks, with particular focus on considering Defra's ability to compare external risks and their impacts, and in particular to undertake comparisons between risks in different policy areas across the Department's remit.

Published papers by the SAC-R sub-group

Note: all SAC-R papers from 2004-2007 are now available on the National Archives website

SAC-R (06) 06 - Summary of progress and proposed future work (SAC briefing)

SAC-R (07) 03 - Risk sub-group: Review of Defra’s ability to compare risks across different policy areas (Final Report and Recommendations)

SAC (07) 12 - Risk sub-group: Review of Defra's ability to compare risks across different policy areas (Final Report and Recommendations)

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Page published: 5 November 2007