House of Commons - Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies - Science and Technology Committee

Science and Technology Committee - Third Report
Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 February 2011.

Contents

Terms of Reference

The work of predecessor committees

2 The case studies

3 Government structures

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004

Responding to Emergencies

Lead Government Departments

The scientific advisory system

4 National Risk Assessment

The role of the GCSA

GO Science and the Cabinet Office

Identifying risks

Horizon scanning

Reasonable worst case scenario

The National Risk Register

Local risk assessment

Behavioural sciences

5 Communication

Principles of risk communication to the public

The "65,000 deaths" scenario

Information to clinicians

From pandemic to seasonal flu

6 Scientific advice and emergency response

Principles and codes of practices

SAGE membership

Identifying members

International expertise

Reimbursing members

Operation of SAGE

Transparency and openness

Other sources of advice to Government

Conclusions on SAGE

Changes to the HPA and JCVI

Use of Research Council resources

Security and scientific advice

Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance

International coordination

Space situational awareness

Regulations on flying through ash

Data sharing during the swine flu pandemic

Conclusions and recommendations

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Wednesday 20 October 2010

Wednesday 3 November 2010

Wednesday 10 November 2010

Wednesday 17 November 2010

Wednesday 1 December 2010

Written Evidence

Additional unprinted Written Evidence

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Prepared 2 March 2011