Overall Approach
The Inquiry will be independent. Its central objective is to draw out the lessons to be learned from the outbreak and to do so as quickly as possible, consistent with ensuring that the process is inclusive, thorough and fair. The Inquiry intends to identify those areas where there were significant shortcomings and failures in processes and will make appropriate recommendations to remedy them. It will also be in regular contact with the other Government appointed inquiries into Foot and Mouth Disease. The Framework Document contains more details on the Inquiry's approach
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Timetable
The Inquiry intends to work to the following timetable:
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2001
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Formal start of Inquiry, including publication of Framework Document and launch of Inquiry web-site.
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2002
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Programme of inward and outward visits and meetings, information gathering and submission of views from interested parties.
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Closing date for receipt of comments and information to the Inquiry.
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Analysis of comments and information received. Further meetings, if necessary.
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Inquiry programme of work completed. |
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BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Iain Anderson CBE
Iain Anderson CBE is a graduate of the University of Glasgow (B.Sc., Ph.D.) majoring in microbiology. He held a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Massachusetts and then worked for the US Public Health Service for two years before joining Unilever, in 1965. His career at Unilever spanned 33 years, starting in R&D and technical management, and developing through business management to the highest levels of the Board as a member of the Executive Committee. He has been Chairman/Chief Executive of a range of Unilever subsidiary companies world-wide, in agribusiness,
specialty chemicals, and food.
Since retiring from Unilever in 1998 Iain has maintained a range of interests in business and in charitable work. He is currently Chairman of Intense Photonics Ltd and of BT Scotland. He is a non-executive director of BT plc and Scottish & Newcastle plc. He chairs Schools Enterprise Scotland Ltd and sits on the boards of several charitable trusts and university and government advisory panels. He has been a governor of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research and a Trustee of the British Occupational Health Research Foundation. From 1998 till 2000 he was special advisor to the Prime Minister on millennium compliance issues at national and international level.
Dr Anderson is married with two sons. He lives in Scotland and London. He enjoys gardening, fly-fishing, sailing and hill walking, as well as music, reading and wine appreciation.
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