Section 42 advice
Advice submitted by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland to the Department for Business and Trade in response to their Section 42 commissions.
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FSA and FSS Joint Section 42 Advice: UK accession to CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership)
Joint advice from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland on the UK accession to the CPTPP Free Trade Agreement.
Lord Blencathra - Restrictions on political activity while serving as a Board member of the Food Standards Agency
As part of a recent review of FSA governance, we are publishing the restrictions in place as to what Lord Blencathra can and cannot say in the House of Lords about Food Standards Agency business.
FSA Delivered Official Controls (FSADOC) retender
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) regulates the food system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The retender is solely for delivering controls in meat production in England and Wales. Our main objectives in law are to protect public health from risks arising from the consumption of food and generally to protect the interests of consumers in relation to food.
Joint Section 42 advice - UK - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Joint advice from the FSA and FSS on the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Joint Section 42 advice - UK - Australia Free Trade Agreement
Joint advice from the FSA and FSS on the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Imports Market Access Assurance
Any country wishing to export animals and products of animal origin (including food) into the Great Britain must apply for and be approved for market access by the United Kingdom (UK) Government.
Join our Science Advisory Committees
We are inviting applications from senior experts to join our independent Science Advisory Committees (SAC), Joint Expert Groups (JEG) and Science Council.
FSA Board Meeting - September 2022: Video and Minutes
Minutes and the video recording of the FSA Board on Monday 26 September 2022.
Engagement and consultations
Our approach to consultations is explained in this policy statement, which informs how we seek and take into account views when we make legislation, guidance and policy decisions.
Junior Johnson, Director of Operations
Information about the Food Standards Agency's Chief Executive and directors.
Anjali Juneja, Director of International and UK Affairs
Information about the Food Standards Agency's Chief Executive and directors.
Jessica Williams - Welsh Food Advisory Committee member
Outlines the professional history of our Board Members and gives details of any business interests they may have in order to ensure transparency.
The Work of the Scientific Advisory Committees
Information on the remit of the council and the role of a committee member.
FSA Board Meeting - December 2021: Video and Minutes
Minutes and the video recording of the FSA Board & Business Committee Meeting on Wednesday 8 December 2021.
Privacy Notice for the Business Continuity Alerts Service
Information on our Business Continuity Alerts Service's privacy notice setting out why we require data, what we do with the data and your rights.
FSA Board Meeting - December 2021: Agenda and Papers
Agenda and papers for The FSA Board meeting on 8 December 2021 at The Coal Exchange, Cardiff and via Zoom.
FSA Board Meetings
We are a non-Ministerial government department so we are governed by a Board, rather than directly by Ministers.
ALTE framework - individual Welsh language skill areas
Our skills matrix is based on the Association of Language Testers in Europe's (ALTE) model
Welsh Language Skills Strategy
Our Welsh Language Skills Strategy outlines the actions and essential requirements we must take to ensure that we always maintain a sufficient and effective bilingual workforce.
ALTE framework - overall Welsh language skill levels
The FSA in Wales uses an ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe) framework to assess Welsh language skills internally.
Developing Welsh language skills
To further strengthen the FSA’s commitment to developing a bilingual workforce and provide a comprehensive Welsh language service across all teams and disciplines, the FSA in Wales will ensure sufficient availability and promotion (via the Welsh Language Unit) of training and development opportunities for staff.
Implementing our Welsh Language Skills Strategy
The Strategy is a key tool for managers who are recruiting to the FSA in Wales and should be used when designing and implementing workforce plans.
Delivering an effective Welsh language service in Wales
Our Welsh Language Skills Strategy outlines how we will maintain a sufficient bilingual workforce in order to provide an effective Welsh language service in Wales.