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Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council provides independent advice to the UK government on matters relating to industrial injuries and prescribed diseases. It reviews evidence and recommends which diseases should be recognized for industrial injury benefits.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.
2

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.
0.2

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.
559

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.
10.3

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.
0%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.
100%
Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

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Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 16 October 2025

Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 16 October 2025

Thursday, 02 October 2025

An opportunity for members of the public to learn about the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC). ...

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DWP appoints new Chair of Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)

DWP appoints new Chair of Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)

Tuesday, 25 March 2025

Professor Gillian Leng CBE has been appointed as the new Chair of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) effective from 1 April 2025. ...

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Reappointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 September 2024

Reappointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 September 2024

Friday, 23 August 2024

Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears have been reappointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 September 2024. ...

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Reappointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Reappointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Friday, 28 July 2023

Dr Chris Stenton, Professor John Cherrie and Professor Max Henderson have been reappointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 November...

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Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 6 July 2023

Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 6 July 2023

Friday, 12 May 2023

An opportunity for members of the public to learn about the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)....

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New appointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

New appointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Monday, 16 January 2023

Four new members have been appointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 3 January 2023 for 5 years....

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Reappointment of Dr Lesley Rushton, OBE as Chair of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Reappointment of Dr Lesley Rushton, OBE as Chair of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Dr Lesley Rushton has been reappointed as Chair of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council for a further two years. ...

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New appointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

New appointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Wednesday, 08 December 2021

Two new members have been appointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 December 2021 for 5 years....

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Industrial Injuries Advisory Council public meeting – rescheduled online event

Industrial Injuries Advisory Council public meeting – rescheduled online event

Friday, 12 November 2021

The online meeting will aim to give members of the public, their representatives, and people with a professional interest in occupational diseases, th...

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Appointment to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Appointment to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Tuesday, 02 November 2021

Dr Ian Lawson has been reappointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 November 2021....

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Call for additional research evidence: review of respiratory diseases and occupational exposures

Call for additional research evidence: review of respiratory diseases and occupational exposures

Friday, 15 January 2021

IIAC announces its intention to carry out a review of selected malignant and non-malignant respiratory diseases and the relationships between occupati...

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New appointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

New appointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Friday, 23 August 2019

Three new members have been appointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 September 2019 for 5 years....

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Appointment to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Appointment to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Wednesday, 01 May 2019

Professor Raymond Agius has been appointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council as an independent member from 1 May 2019 for 5 years....

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Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 11 July 2019

Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 11 July 2019

Wednesday, 01 May 2019

An opportunity for members of the public to learn about the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)....

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Appointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Appointments to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Friday, 14 December 2018

Six new members have been appointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council from 1 November 2018. ...

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New chair for the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) announced

New chair for the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) announced

Wednesday, 07 March 2018

Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton MP, has announced the appointment of Dr Lesley Rushton as chair of IIAC....

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Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 6 July 2017

Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 6 July 2017

Friday, 05 May 2017

An opportunity for members of the public to learn about the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)....

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Four members of the IIAC have been reappointed for a further 3 years

Four members of the IIAC have been reappointed for a further 3 years

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

The Minister for Disabled People has reappointed 4 members of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council for a further 3 years. ...

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Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 21 April 2016

Invitation to an IIAC meeting on 21 April 2016

Wednesday, 09 March 2016

An opportunity for members of the public to learn about the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)....

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Two members of IIAC reappointed by the Minister for Disabled People

Two members of IIAC reappointed by the Minister for Disabled People

Monday, 08 June 2015

Mr Richard Exell and Mr Paul Faupel have been reappointed to IIAC for a third 3-year term, from 8 June 2015. ...

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Invitation to an IIAC public meeting on 2 July 2015

Invitation to an IIAC public meeting on 2 July 2015

Monday, 11 May 2015

An opportunity for members of the public to learn about the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) and ask questions. ...

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Five new members have been appointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Five new members have been appointed to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

Friday, 16 January 2015

The Minister for Disabled People has appointed 5 new members to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) for 3 years....

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New member reappointed

New member reappointed

Sunday, 13 April 2014

One of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council members has been reappointed for one final year. ...

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