Update to Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees
Starting Date: 25-06-07
Closing Date: 16-09-07
This consultation invites views from interested parties on the update of the Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees (the Code). The Code promotes good practice in the operation of Scientific Advisory Committees and their relationship with Government, and was last revised in December 2001.
In reply to recommendations in the Seventh Report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee on Scientific Advice, Risk and Evidence Based Policy Making, the Government has committed to update the Code by the end of 2007, to reflect developments in areas such as the role of lay members.
Please note that paragraph 86 was omitted in error in the original consultation paper (URN 07/995). The consultation paper was updated on 27 July 2007 to include paragraph 86 (URN 07/995X), and a link can be found below
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