FSA Board Meetings
We are a non-Ministerial government department so we are governed by a Board, rather than directly by Ministers.
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 FSA and key to maintaining public confidence, you are able to watch our board meetings.
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 the discussions held at each of its meetings.
We are interested in receiving questions rather than comments and would advise that queries are kept as concise and focused as possible.
You can email questions to board.sec@food.gov.uk up to midday on the day before a meeting.
Questions received before the deadline for papers on the FSA Board meeting agenda will be read out at the start of the meeting. The Board and Executive will then have the opportunity to address them as part of the relevant discussions.
Questions that do not relate to a paper on the FSA Board meeting agenda will receive a written reply within 14 working days, which will then be published on the relevant FSA Board Meeting page.
Questions received after the deadline will receive a written reply within 14 working days, which will then be published on the relevant FSA Board Meeting page.
We do not take questions for the Business Committee.
Upcoming FSA Board and Business Committee Meetings
FSA Board meetings and Business Committee meetings are usually held together every quarter.
The next scheduled meetings are on:
- 14 September 2022 - FSA Board and Business Committee - Belfast
- 7 December 2022 - FSA Board and Business Committee - TBC
- 22 March 2023 - FSA Board and Business Committee - TBC
- 21 June 2023 - FSA Board and Business Committee - TBC
- 20 September 2023 - FSA Board and Business Committee - TBC
- 13 December 2023 - FSA Board and Business Committee - 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 the agendas for the following meetings on our website.
2022 meetings:
2021 meetings:
- FSA Board and Business Committee - December 2021
- FSA Board and Business Committee - September 2021
- FSA Board and Business Committee - June 2021
- FSA Board and Business Committee - May 2021
- FSA Business Committee - March 2021
- FSA Board - March 2021
2020 meetings:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Board and Business Committee meetings were held online and mostly on separate days.
- FSA Business Committee - December 2020
- FSA Board - December 2020
- FSA Board - November 2020
- FSA Business Committee - September 2020
- FSA Board - September 2020
- FSA Board - August 2020
- FSA Board and Business Committee - June 2020
- FSA Board and Business Committee - March 2020
- FSA Board and Business Committee - January 2020
The National Archives hosts information on meetings from over two years ago:
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
- Members of the FSA Board: Including attendance records, engagements, and expenses
- Code of conduct, standing orders, and terms of reference for the FSA Board
Revision log
Published: 26 October 2021
Last updated: 17 June 2022