Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The SAC challenges and supports the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) in independently assuring and challenging the evidence underpinning Defra policies and ensuring that the evidence programme meets Defra's needs.
Established 2004. Following an Independent review the SAC was re-modelled in August 2011 in line with review report recommendations. 70% of the expenditure figure is the cost of the Defra secretariat.
| Address | Science Advisory Council, Area 2c, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR |
| Phone | 020 7238 6298 |
| Science.Advisory.Council@defra.gsi.gov.uk | |
| Website | http://www.defra.gov.uk/sac/ |
| Chair | Professor Christopher Gilligan |
| Chief Executive / Secretary | Yvette Hood |
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