Future Pandemic Preparedness: Ministerial Oversight Group - terms of reference

Purpose

The Ministerial Oversight Group on Pandemic Preparedness (MOG) is established to ensure Future Pandemic Preparedness is prioritised across all areas of Government to effectively manage future pandemic risk.

Role

The MOG will:

• oversee the development and implementation of an updated pandemic preparedness framework which responds to the lessons identified from COVID and other high consequence infectious diseases
• receive and commission advice via a Programme Board to support that work, likely to include capabilities assessments, resourcing issues and policy choices about integration with UK and international activities
• make a decision on the future of the group when pandemic preparedness is sufficiently established as actively managed ‘business as usual’

Membership

Membership of the working group is detailed on the group page.

Governance and meetings

The MOG will meet every six months. Meetings will be held virtually.

Additional meetings can be scheduled as required.

Secretariat will be provided by the Future Pandemic Preparedness Unit, Population Health Resilience and Protection Division, Population Health Directorate, SG

Review

These Terms of Reference will be reviewed annually or as needed to reflect evolving priorities and lessons learned.

The direction and life span of the dedicated Future Pandemic Preparedness Ministerial Oversight Group and the duration of the programme of work will be as reviewed by the Ministerial Oversight Group and may evolve.