Scientific Advisory Committees

The Health Protection Agency provides scientific secretariat support to a number of Advisory Committees:

The HPA also provides secretariat and administrative support to a number of National (Department of Health) Scientific Advisory Committees. These are:

• Advisory committee on antimicrobial infection and healthcare associated infection (ARHAI)
• Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP)
• Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA)
• Advisory Group on Hepatitis (AGH)
• National Expert Panel on New and Emerging Infections (NEPNEI)
• United Kingdom Advisory Panel for Healthcare Workers Infected with Blood-borne Viruses (UKAP)
• CJD Incidents Panel (CJDIP)
• Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC)
• Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE)
• Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP)
• Committee on the Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC) (jointly with the Food Standards Agency)
• Committee on the Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) (jointly with the Food Standards Agency)
• Committee on Toxicity (COT) (jointly with the Food Standards Agency)