Health and Safety Executive

Science and research policy

HSE's Corporate  Science Unit supports HSE's Director of Science in ensuring that HSE continues to respond appropriately to the development and implementation of Government policy on science and research.

The Summary Science Plan for 2011 and beyond has been published and sets out how HSE will apply science and engineering resources to the delivery and realisation of HSE's strategy goals.

HSE has developed a statement for the implementation of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser’s ‘Guidelines on the use of scientific and engineering advice in policy making .  Procedures are in place for obtaining scientific advice in a crisis.

The ‘See also’ links on this page are still relevant.


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Updated 08.12.11