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Independent advisory on the governance of biological risk

Most of our work is bespoke: applied research, policy and strategy review, expert input and advisory, scoped to the question you are trying to answer. If you need rigorous, independent thinking on biosurveillance, One Health governance, biosecurity policy or animal-health law, start here — tell us the problem and we’ll propose how to approach it.

Applied researchCommissioned research and evidence review
Policy & strategy reviewIndependent analysis of governance and preparedness
Expert input & briefingsContributions, review and closed-door sessions
Speaking & roundtablesConferences, panels and government workshops

Day-rate and project-based engagements, from £1,200 per day.

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Structured Engagements

Four frameworks, ready to apply

Where a defined method fits, we also offer four productised engagements built on One Health Security’s published frameworks — a method, not a generic opinion.

01 · Assessment

Trust Preparedness Assessment

Built on OHS-TPI — the Trust Preparedness Indicators

If your system depends on people reporting, disclosing or cooperating, this assessment measures whether they will — and shows where institutional confidence is quietly deteriorating.

  • Baselines the four indicators — Reporting Confidence, Procedural Fairness, Trusted-Network Strength and Information Resilience
  • Triangulates survey findings against observable behaviour, not attitudes alone
  • Identifies institutional vulnerabilities before they become operational failures

For: public- and animal-health agencies, regulators, and any body whose surveillance or response depends on cooperation.

From £10,000

Fixed-scope engagement

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02 · Audit

Biosecurity Recovery Audit

Built on OHS-BRA — the Biosecurity Recovery Audit

After an outbreak, incident or major exercise, this audit asks the question an after-action review misses: what state of preparedness has this actually left behind?

  • Classifies each finding as a preparedness Deficit, a Restoration or a Dividend
  • Produces a Recovery Gap Register — with named owners, actions and review dates
  • Two stages: an Initial Recovery Audit at stand-down, and a Recovery Review 6–12 months on

For: agencies and organisations following a biological emergency, incident or preparedness exercise.

From £18,000

Two-stage engagement

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03 · Review

One Health Governance Review

Built on the Recovery Gap, governance-latency and interoperability frameworks

A cross-institutional review of a specific biological-risk system — surveillance, food traceability, vector control or cross-sector escalation — that maps where information and responsibility fail to connect.

  • Maps the visibility, intervention and governance gaps across the system
  • Locates where governance latency occurs — and who owns each part of the problem
  • Recommends an escalation architecture that can be designed before the emergency, not during it

For: government bodies, cross-sector programmes, and organisations designing surveillance or traceability systems.

From £20,000

Bespoke scope

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04 · Business case

Prevention Investment Case

Built on the OHS Prevention Ledger

Prevention proposals rarely fail because the argument is weak. They fail because the benefit is deferred, spread across parties who did not pay, and impossible to see in the accounts. This engagement builds the case in a form a finance function can interrogate.

  • Traces the chain from spending to capability, risk change, outcomes and economic consequences — with the evidence behind each step classified and the counterfactual stated
  • Produces low, central and high scenarios, so the case is judged on its range rather than a single flattering figure
  • Maps who pays, who benefits and who carries residual risk — including the payer’s own ratio alongside the society-wide one
  • Records the material effects that have not been monetised, rather than letting a reader assume they are zero

For: agencies, programmes and consortia preparing a funding case for surveillance, vaccination, laboratory or preparedness investment — or scrutinising one they have been given.

From £12,000

Fixed-scope engagement

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Prices shown are indicative starting points; final scope and fee are confirmed in a written proposal. All engagements are independent, confidential and free of commercial conflict.

Work with Ashley

Rigorous, independent, conflict-free

One Health Security is led by Ashley Morgan, author of the fully-referenced Recovery Gap research and the OHS-TPI, OHS-BRA and Prevention Ledger frameworks. Whether you need a bespoke piece of applied research or a structured engagement, tell us what you are trying to solve and we’ll respond with how it might be scoped.

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Advisory & research enquiries

Independent input on zoonotic-risk governance, biosurveillance policy and biosecurity strategy.

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Frequently asked questions

What does One Health Security Advisory provide?

One Health Security provides independent research and advisory support around biological preparedness, biosecurity governance, One Health risk and related policy questions. Engagements are research-led and tailored to the problem rather than built around a fixed consultancy package.

Who does One Health Security work with?

Advisory work is intended for organisations dealing with biological risk and preparedness, including public bodies, research organisations, animal- and public-health organisations, businesses and other institutions working across One Health systems.

Can One Health Security help apply its Resources?

Yes. Advisory work can include the application and interpretation of One Health Security research and methods, including preparedness and recovery assessment.

How does an advisory engagement begin?

Start by contacting One Health Security with a brief description of the problem, organisation and intended outcome. The first step is determining whether the question fits our expertise and whether a defined piece of work would be useful.

What is the difference between your structured engagements and bespoke consulting?

The three structured engagements — the Trust Preparedness Assessment, the Biosecurity Recovery Audit and the One Health Governance Review — apply a defined, published method to your organisation, system or event. Bespoke consulting and applied research start from your question instead and are scoped from scratch. Much of our work is bespoke, so if your challenge does not fit neatly into one of the frameworks, we can still help.

How is advisory pricing structured?

Bespoke consulting and applied research are charged on a day-rate or project basis, from £1,200 per day. The structured engagements have indicative starting fees — the Trust Preparedness Assessment from £10,000, the Biosecurity Recovery Audit from £18,000, and the One Health Governance Review from £20,000. Final scope and fee are always confirmed in a written proposal before any work begins.

Are engagements independent and confidential?

Yes. All engagements are independent, confidential and free of commercial conflict. Where a piece of work involves a partner or external relationship relevant to a publication, that relationship is disclosed with the work.

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