Committees of the FSA Board

Business Committee

The Business Committee is a body which exists to provide appropriate high-level oversight of operational matters, including performance and use of resources (financial and human resources), at Board level and to hold the Executive to account on delivery of its plans and policies.

Business Committee meetings will not be held in public, but a report of each meeting will be included on the agenda for each FSA Board meeting and published so that it is clear to interested parties and the public on what basis it has taken its’ recommendations to the Board to approve and what evidence it has considered in reaching them.  Papers considered by the Business Committee will be published as an annex to the report to the Board unless there are particular reasons why specific papers cannot be published.

Committee Members

• Timothy Riley – Chair
• Mark Rolfe
• Lord Blencathra
• Professor Susan Jebb 
• Dr Rhian Hayward

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

The Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) is a committee of the FSA Board.

ARAC is responsible for reviewing, in a non-executive capacity, the reliability of assurances on governance, risk management and the control environment. It is also responsible for reviewing the integrity of financial statements and the Food Standards Agency Annual Report and Accounts.

Committee Members

• Anthony Harbinson - Chair
• Timothy Riley
• Margaret Gilmore
• Fiona Gately

Executive Attendees

• Katie Pettifer – Interim Chief Executive
• Ruth Nolan – Director of People and Resources

Committee Terms of Reference

The Terms of Reference for both the Business Committee and ARAC can be found within the Board Operating Framework.