Jacob Meagher
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Biography
Jacob Meagher is a practising barrister (England and Wales, Republic of Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand); is a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge Centre for Business Research; and a Board Member and Trustee of the Snowdon Trust.
Committee member
Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to:
- give advice on social security issues as it sees fit
- consider and report on social security regulations that have been referred to it
- advise on matters referred to it by the Secretary of State or the Northern Ireland department responsible for social security
- scrutinise the products produced by the Department for Work and Pensions