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<p>Between 1 June 2019 and 31 August 2019 - there have been no meetings between the
Secretary of State for Defence and the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA).</p><p>The
CSA oversees a network of Scientific Advisers deployed in Front Line Commands and
across Defence, providing scientific advice at all levels. Additionally, CSA is a
member of the top-level governance groups in the Ministry of Defence such as the Investment
Approvals Board and Executive Committee. As such, there are many opportunities to
ensure advice to Ministers has benefited from scientific advice in addition to 1:1
meetings between the CSA and Ministers.</p>
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