[1] The terms of reference of COMARE are: "to assess and advise Government and the devolved authorities on the health effects of natural and man-made radiation and to assess the adequacy of the available data and the need for further research".
Members have never been drawn from the nuclear or electrical power supply industries.
[2] The committee offers independent advice to all government departments and devolved authorities, not just the health departments, and is responsible for assessing and advising them on the health effects of natural and man-made radiation.
[3] COMARE had produced fourteen reports on a wide range of radiation issues by 2011.
[1] The following persons were on the panel[4] Chairman Professor Dudley Goodhead, MRC Radiation and Genome Stability Unit Members