The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) is a non-statutory advisory non-Departmental Public Body. The Committee comprises a Chairman and 17 members. The membership is tripartite, including 9 scientific experts, 4 employer representatives and 4 employee representatives.

The current terms of reference of the ACDP are:

"To advise the Health and Safety Executive, and Ministers for the Department of Health and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and their counterparts under devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as required, on all aspects of hazards and risks to workers and others from exposure to pathogens".

A list of meeting agendas is available on the HSE website

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