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FSA Board Meetings

We are a non-Ministerial government department so we are governed by a Board, rather than directly by Ministers.

Last updated: 5 September 2024
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Last updated: 5 September 2024
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Our Board is chaired by Professor Susan Jebb and has up to 12 members. They are responsible for the overall strategic direction of our organisation.

As transparency is a guiding principle for the Food Standards Agency and key to maintaining public confidence, you are able to watch our board meetings.

The next FSA Board Meeting is on 11 December 2024 in London.

Video of the most recent FSA Board and Business Committee Meetings

Register to watch FSA Board Meetings

You can view meetings to see the Board's discussions about our policies.

The FSA Board holds its meetings in public and publishes meeting agendas, papers and decisions.

You need to register to view a Board meeting.

Submit a question to the FSA Board

The FSA Board welcomes questions on papers published for discussion at its meetings.

You can submit your question using this form (opens in a new window) up to 5pm on the Monday before the Board meeting.  Please note the form has a limit of 350 words to ensure your question is concise and focused to enable us to address it fully.

Questions received via this format will be published the day before the Board meeting.

We will aim to send you a reply via email within 20 working days of the Board meeting and replies will also be published.

For questions that do not relate to a paper on the agenda or for correspondence longer than the online form accepts, please email correspondence@food.gov.uk and we will aim to respond within 20 working days.  Please note these submissions and their replies will not generally be published.

Upcoming FSA Board Meetings

FSA Board meets every quarter.

The next scheduled meetings are on:

  • 11 December 2024 - London
  • 26 March 2025 - Location TBC
  • 18 June 2025 - Location TBC
  • 17 September 2025 - Location TBC
  • 10 December 2025 - Location TBC

Previous FSA Board and Business Committee Meetings

You can watch recordings of previous FSA Board meetings on YouTube and find minutes, board papers, and agendas for the following meetings on our website. 

2024 meetings:

2023 meetings

2022 meetings:

2021 meetings:

The National Archives hosts information on earlier meetings:

Committees of the FSA Board

The FSA Board appointed an Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) and Business Committee to exercise some of its responsibilities and to advise it on others.

How the FSA Board is governed

 

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