Transparency data: Science Advisory Committee governance documents

Guidance and reference documents on standards, roles and governance for providing independent scientific advice to the Food Standards Agency.

This page brings together governance documents that describe how the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Science Advisory Committees (SAC) operate in practice. The documents set out the standards and procedures that support the provision of independent scientific advice. They include guidance on committee roles and responsibilities, management and declaration of interests, fees and expenses, indemnity arrangements, and the role of the secretariat.

The information on this page is intended for committee members, secretariats, stakeholders and members of the public who wish to understand how independent scientific advice is commissioned, managed and delivered within the FSA.