Chief Executive and Directors Meeting details October 2011
Monday 7 November 2011
On this page you will find details of meetings held and attended by the Chief Executive and Directors of the Food Standards Agency during Oct 2011.
The Agency provides this information to meet our commitment to openness.
Details of meetings attended by the Chair and Deputy Chair are provided for Open Board meetings as a Standing Order paper. These standing order papers are updated with information from the last open Board meeting. Where a Director doesn't appear, it is because he or she had no meetings with external stakeholders during the displayed month.
Tim Smith - Chief Executive
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 10/10/11 | Department of Health | David Harper | Regular catch-up meeting
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| 10/10/11 | United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) | External: Paul Stennett (CE) and Jane Beaumont (Accreditation Director).Internal: Alision Gleadle | Follow-up meeting
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| 11/10/11 | National Audit Office (NAO) | External: Ed Humpherson (Assistant Auditor General) and Chris Shapcott (Director of Health). Internal :Alison Gleadle and Catherine Bowles | Discussion of NAO Report |
| 12/10/11 | Food and Drink Federation (FDF) | External: Jim Moseley (Chair) and Melanie Leech (DG).Internal:Jeff Rooker | Regular catch up
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| 14/10/11 | NICE | Andrew Dillon (CE) | Discussion on AVH Accommodation |
| 14/10/11 | Which? | External: Sue Davies. Internal: Rod Ainsworth | Discussion on Red Tape Challenge |
| 17/01/11 | Hampshire Game | External: Stephen Crouch.Internal: Philip Clarke and Craig Kirby | Fact-finding visit to Hampshire Game |
| 18/10/11 | British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) | External: Brian Young (DG) and SU Dakin (Technical Manager) Internal: Tim Smith and Alison Gleadle | Relationship Building |
| 20/10/11 | Local Government Regulation (LGR) | External: Councillor Paul Bettison (Chair) and Gwyneth Rogers (Senior Advisor)Internal:Jeff Rooker | Regular Catch-up meeting |
| 24/10/11 | QV Foods | Steve Ellwood (Chair) | Catch-up |
| 24/10/11 | Cabinet Office | External: Michael Brennan.Internal: Terrence Collis | Security meeting |
Andrew Rhodes - Director of Operations
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 3-5/10/11 | BVL, Germany | Dr Helmut Tschiersky-Schöneburg, President of BVL,Dr Klaus Lorenz – Head of Unit 106: Food of Animal Origin and Food Hygiene, National Contact Point for Inspections | Fact-finding visit |
| 6/10/11 | AMI | Ian Robinson | Update meeting |
| 10-12/10/11 | Swedish National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket), Uppsala | Rauni Nikskanen,Head of Food Controls; Sölvi Sörgjerd, Senior Veterinary Inspector; Klas Svenssen, Senior Veterinary Inspector (specialist advice); Orjan Johansson, Senior Veterinary Inspector; Christian Berking, Senior Veterinary Inspector | Fact finding visit |
| 18/10/11 | Cranswick Country Foods | External: Adam Couch, Chief Operating Officer.Internal: Geoff Ogle | Meeting |
| 20/10/11 | Defra | Sarah Hendry | Update meeting |
Terrence Collis - Director of Communications
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 19/10/2011 | Food & Drinks Federation Steering Board | Steering Board Quarter meeting |
Alison Gleadle - Director of Food Safety
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 05/10/11 | Health Protection Agency | Paul Cosford | Regular update meeting |
| 07/10/11 | Moy Park Ltd,Dalehead Foods | External: Stephen Boots, Paul Asman (Moy Park); Chris Taylor, Steffen Hille, Robert Hanley (Dalehead Foods) Internal: Craig Kirby | Plant visit |
| 10/10/11 | United Kingdom Accreditation Service | External: Jane Beaumont, Paul Stennett. Internal: Tim Smith | Introductory meeting |
| 11/10/11 | National Audit Office | External: Ed Humpherson, Chris Ship-Cott. Internal: Tim Smith and Catherine Bowles | Discussion of NAO Report |
| 14/10/11 | Which? | Sue Davies | Quarterly update meeting |
| 18/10/11 | British Frozen Food Federation | External: Brian Young, Su Dakin Internal: Tim Smith | Introductory meeting |
| 20/10/11 | Waitrose/Noon Foods | External: Caroline Kelly, Richard Vaughan, John Milton, Jane Duddle. Internal:Liz Redmond | Ready meal supply chain visit |
Andrew Wadge - Chief Scientist
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 12/10/11 | European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) | Senior Officials and Chaired by Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle (EFSA Executive Director) | To discuss the issues behind the policy with a wide range of interested parties, and to provide all those who have participated in the public consultation with the opportunity to present and further explain their contributions. EFSA invited a number of key speakers with an interest in the independence of scientific decision making processes to provide their views on the issues relating to public trust in science |
| 19/10/11 | Heads of Science & Engineering Profession (HoSEP) Board | Senior Officials and chaired by Professor Sir John Beddington (Heads of Science & Engineering Profession) | Bi-Annual Meeting to discuss new forward work programme, cross-government Civil Service learning, Science & Engineering Fast Streamers – Group discussions – Implications of Efficiency and Reform agenda and update on HoSEP activities |
Steve Wearne - Director of FSA Wales
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/10/11 | National Farmers Union Wales and a range of stakeholders | Ed Bailey, National Farmers Union Wales President, Alun Davies AM Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and EU Programmes, and others | Celebration of Welsh Food Event at the Senedd, Cardiff Bay |
| 10/10/11 | Welsh Government | External: Gareth Jones Beili, Les Eckford, Paula Whitfield Internal:Hilary Neathey | Regular liaison meeting between FSA and Welsh Government officials on food and agriculture issues |
| 14/10/11 | Welsh Government | Dr Christianne Glossop, Chief Veterinary Officer, Martin Sharples, Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency | Regular catch-up meeting |
| 14/10/11 | Welsh Government | David Worthington, Head of Public Health Protection Division | Food Law Enforcement in Wales |
| 14/10/11 | Welsh Government | Ronnie Alexander, Chief Environmental Health Adviser, Welsh Government; Directors of Public Protection Wales | Presenting FSA update at regular quarterly meeting between Welsh Government and local authority Directors |
| 19/10/11 | Welsh Government | External: Alun Davies AM, Deputy Minister Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes, Gary Haggaty and Laura Griffiths, Farming Development Division, Welsh Government.Internal: Tim Smith | Discussion on meat hygiene charging |
| 19/10/11 | Welsh Government | External: Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister Health and Social Services and Dr Tony Jewell, Chief Medical Officer Wales. Chris Brereton, Deputy Chief Environmental Health Adviser, Chris Humphries, Legal Services, David Worthington and Steve Wall, Health Protection Division. Internal: Tim Smith | Food Law Enforcement in Wales and the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme |
| 19/10/11 | Consumer Focus Wales | External: Maria Battle, Senior Director, Liz Withers, Head of Policy.Internal: Tim Smith | BIS Consumer Landscape Review; collaborative working |
| 25/10/11 | Consultant | Donald Macrae | Food regulation and its enforcement in the UK |
| 28/10/11 | Health Protection Committee Incidents Sub-Group Welsh Government | Regular meeting to Review Incident and Outbreak handling in Wales |
Charles Milne - Director of FSA Scotland
| Date | Organisation | Individuals | Purpose |
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| 04/10/11 | Citizen’s Forum’s on Shellfish Meeting | Kasia Kazimierczak (FSAS) | Forum Group
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| 06/10/11 | Scottish Government Public Health Team | External :Louise Feenie,Donald Henderson,Fergus Millan. Internal :Elspeth MacDonald |
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| 06/10/11 | National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) | Scott Walker, Chief Executive | Introductory meeting with new Chief Executive |
| 07/10/11 | Christie Commission Conference – A Roadmap for Change | Networking Opportunity | |
| 14/10/11 | Dairy UK Scotland | External:Kirk Hunter,Director. Internal:Stewart Herd (FSAS) Marjorie Kennie (FSAS) |
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| 21/10/11 | Scudamore Review | Scudamore Review Panel | Review Panel met with individual members of staff plus a short all staff meeting to explain the purpose of the Review |