15th ACSS Plenary - October 2025

Agenda  

Welcome and Coffee on arrival (30m)  

Introductions (JH, 15m) 

Declaration of interests (JH, 5m) 

Actions from the last meeting and Chairs update (JH, 10m) 

Secretariat update (RG, 10m, paper 15.1) 

Analytics Unit update (WR/RG, 20m)  

Working group updates (30m, paper 15.2) 

• Assurance (HLM, 10m)  

• Understanding Regulatory Change (JH, 10m)  

• Economics (SH, 10m) 

• Wider Consumer Interests (SH, 10m) 

Lunch (30m)  

Science Council Update (SC, 10m)  

F&Y2: Declining response rates and the impact on representation (RC/MJ, 45m, paper 15.3) 

F&Y2: Opportunities for further analysis and reporting (LM, 45m, paper 15.4) 

External expertise mapping (RG, 45m, paper 15.5)   

FSA research and evidence priorities: Foodborne disease (DH, 45m)  

Member updates (JH, 25m)  

Reflections on ACSS plenary format and AOB (JH, 25m) 

Close 

Summary of the meeting  

The 15th Plenary meeting of the
Advisory Committee for Social Science (ACSS) included updates from the ACSS Chair, Secretariat, Analytics Unit, Working Group leads, and Science Council. Key discussion topics included: 

• Declining response rates in the Food & You 2 survey 

• Opportunities for further analysis of Food & You 2 data 

• External expertise mapping 

• FSA’s research priorities on foodborne disease 

Associated papers

Paper 15.1 ACSS Secretariat Update (October 2025)

Paper 15.2 ACSS Working Group Update

Paper 15.3 Food and You 2: Declining response rates and the impact on representation

Paper 15.4 Food and You 2: Opportunities for further analysis and reporting

Paper 15.5 External Expertise Mapping

15th Meeting of the Advisory Committee for Social Science (October 2025) Minutes