Scientific advisory committees

This is a full list of Scientific Advisory Committees and Science Advisory Councils (SACs) from here:http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/bispartners/goscience/docs/l/list-of-sacs.pdf Last updated 24 June 2010.

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A

• Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC)
• Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products (ABRHP)
• Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF)
• Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI)
• Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS)
• Advisory Committee on Carbon Abatement Technology (ACCAT)
• Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP)
• Advisory Committee on Forestry Research (ACFR)
• Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (ACHS)
• Advisory Committee on Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF)
• Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP)
• Advisory Committee on Pesticides (ACP)
• Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE)
• Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO)
• Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)
• Advisory Group on Hepatitis (AGH)
• Advisory Group on Military Medicine (AGOMM)
• Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG)
• Animal Procedures Committee (APC)

B

• Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC)

C

• CJD Incidents Panel (CJDIP)
• Commission on Human Medicines (CHM)
• Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC)
• Committee on Climate Change (CCC)
• Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE)
• Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM)
• Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM)
• Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP)
• Committee on the Safety of Devices (CSD)
• Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the
• Council for Science and Technology (CST)

D

• Darwin Advisory Committee (DAC)
• DCMS Science and Research Advisory Committee (SRAC)
• Defence Nuclear Safety Committee (DNSC)
• Defence Scientific Advisory Council (DSAC)
• Defra Science Advisory Council (SAC)

E

• Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA)

F

• Forensic Science Advisory Committee (FSAC) (not on the main list) (no web presence)
• FSA General Advisory Committee on Science (GACS)
• FSA Social Science Research Committee (SSRC)

G

• Gene Therapy Advisory Committee (GTAC)

H

• Herbal Medicines Advisory Committee (HMAC)
• Home Office Science Advisory Council (HOSAC)
• Human Genetics Commission (HGC)

I

• Independent Review Panel for Advertising (IRPA)
• Independent Review Panel for the Classification of Borderline Products (ARPBP)
• Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)

J

• Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)

M

• Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)

N

• National DNA Database Ethics Group (NDNDADEG)
• National Expert Panel on New and Emerging Infections (NEPNEI)
• Nuclear Research Advisory Council (NRAC)

P

• Pesticides Residues Committee (PRC)

R

• Rapid Review Panel (RRP)
• Research Liaison Group for Children’s Social Care Research (RLG) (not on the main list) [no website]
• Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP)

S

• Science Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less Lethal Weapons (SACMILL) (not on the main list) [no real web presence]
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification (Contained Use)(SACGM(CU))
• Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN)
• Scientific Pandemic Influenza Advisory Committee (SPI)
• Scottish Science Advisory Council (SSAC)
• Secretary of State for Transport's Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Alcohol, Drugs & Substance Misuse & Driving
• Secretary of State for Transport's Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving & Diabetes Mellitus
• Secretary of State for Transport's Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving & Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
• Secretary of State for Transport's Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving & Disorders of the Nervous System
• Secretary of State for Transport's Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving & Visual Disorders
• Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Psychiatric Disorders and Driving
• Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC)

V

• Veterinary Products Committee (VPC)
• Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC)

W

• Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee (WSAC)
• Working Group on Action to Control Chemicals (WATCH)