The terms of reference of the ACDP are: :"To provide as requested independent scientific advice to the Health and Safety Executive, and to Ministers through the Department of Health, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and their counterparts under devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, on all aspects of hazards and risks to workers and others from exposure to<unk> . In addition, to provide as requested independent scientific risk assessment advice on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) to Ministers through the Department of Health, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and their counterparts under devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and to the Food Standards Agency." The<unk>  comprises a Chairman and up to 17 members. The membership includes scientific and medical experts, representing a range of disciplines. On 31 December 2012, the<unk>  was reconstituted from an<unk>  non-departmental public body to an Expert<unk><unk> .
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens
Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
Outline of public health
Public health laboratory
Hazardous area response team
Advisory Committee on the Virological Safety of Blood
WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
Committee on Toxicity