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Anita Orr

Anita Orr

Head of Chemicals and Devolution, Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Anita has worked for in the Civil Service for over 18 years after completing a masters in Immunology. Anita has extensive policy experience across a range of government departments including DSTL, Defra and the Ministry of Defence in both strategic and operational policy in the UK and abroad.

Anita is currently the Head of Chemicals, Devolution, Microbiology and Explosives in the Health and Safety Executive which includes developing a strategic approach for considering wider chemicals regulatory reform under the Act.