UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency
Agency overview
Formed	1 April 2021
Preceding agency	Public Health England;
Jurisdiction	England (mostly) and the United Kingdom (for reserved matters only)
Employees	5,753 (2023/24)
Minister responsible	Ashley Dalton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention;
Agency executives	Dame Jenny Harries, Chief executive; Ian Peters, Chair;
Parent department	Department of Health and Social Care
Child agencies	NHS Test and Trace (formerly); Joint Biosecurity Centre;
Website	gov.uk/ukhsa

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a government agency responsible for all health security in England, and some reserved public health protection matters across the whole of the United Kingdom. It is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care.

The UKHSA was established in April 2021, consolidating Public Health England's infectious disease control responsibilities (along with NHS Test and Trace and the Joint Biosecurity Centre) into a single body focused on health security and pandemic preparedness.