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Disciplinary Committee hearings
Disciplinary Hearings are the culmination of the RCVS concerns procedure.
The RCVS Disciplinary Committee (DC) and Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee (VN DC) follow court procedures. Complaints must be proven to the highest civil standard of proof - 'so as to be sure'. The 'Disciplinary Committee Procedure Guidance' was re-issued in January 2010 and is used as an aid to decision making at Disciplinary Hearings. This guidance document (available to download from the bottom of this page) should be read in conjunction with the 'Disciplinary Committee Manual,' also issued in January 2010.
If you are attending a hearing as a witness, or would like an overview of the procedure of a Disciplinary Hearing you can download and read the 'Witness Information Pack' for further information.
If found guilty of serious professional misconduct and ordered to be suspended or struck off the Register, a veterinary surgeon may appeal to the Privy Council within 28 days. If appealed, the order does not take effect unless and until it is upheld by the Privy Council.
The hearings are generally conducted in public. Veterinary surgeons and RVNs who have appeared before the DC during the last 3 years are as follows:
You can view DC Committee hearings for the last 3 years
2021
| Date | Respondent | Documents | Notes |
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| 04/08/21 | Dobson, Andrew Michael | ||
| 21/07/21 | Padron Vega, Laura | ||
| 09/07/21 | Dyson, Sue | Decision of Finding of Facts, Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect and Sanction |
This hearing covered proceedings from the adjourned hearing on 13 November 2020. |
| 25/06/21 | Seymour-Hamilton, Warwick J. | ||
| 22/06/21 | Henry, Louise | Decision on Finding of Facts, Disgraceful Conduct and Sanction |
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| 16/06/21 | Benson, Laura | Decision on Facts and on Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect |
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| 26/05/21 | Eccles, David Henry | Decision of the Disciplinary Committee at the Resumed Hearing Following Postponement of Judgement |
A judgement was postponed by the Disciplinary Committee on 6 November 2018. The hearing resumed on 26 May 2021. |
| 18/05/21 | Chalkley, David | ||
| 11/05/21 | Burrows, Nicola Jade | Decision on Facts and on Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect |
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| 04/03/21 | X Registered Nurse | ||
| 01/03/21 | Fures, Vanja | Decision of the Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect |
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| 25/02/21 | Crawford, Andrew Robert | ||
| 20/01/21 | Hancock, Karen Tracey |
2020
| Date | Respondent | Documents | Notes |
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| 14/12/20 | Chalkey, David |
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| 09/12/20 | Padron Vega, Laura |
Decision of the Disciplinary Committee on Application for Restoration |
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| 02/11/20 | Chaney, Paul |
Decision on Facts and Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect |
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| 12/10/20 | Lomax, Stephen Kiernan |
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| 28/09/20 | Wilson, Stephen Cargill |
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| 01/07/20 | Seymour-Hamilton, Warwick J. |
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| 25/06/20 | Wood, Simon Peter |
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| 15/01/20 | Gunn, John |
Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect |
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| 13/01/20 | Shah, Rahul Chandulal |
Decision of the Committee on Disgraceful Conduct |
2019
| Date | Respondent | Documents | Notes |
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| 16/12/19 | Kombert, Mark |
Decision on proceeding in the absence of the respondent |
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| 25/11/19 | Kristin, Roman and Salas Navarro, Javier |
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| 21/11/19 | Bacaintan, Andreea Maria |
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| 14/10/19 | Irvine, Geoffrey William and Vasilev, Igor Naumov |
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| 11/10/19 | Schulze Allen, Gerhard Heinrich Josef |
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| 19/08/19 | Jones, Michael Richard |
Decision on Facts and Disgraceful Conduct (redacted) |
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| 07/08/19 | Davies, Lynn Jo Ann |
Please note that sensitive personal data has been redacted from the decision document. | |
| 23/07/19 | Dhami, Jatinder |
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| 19/07/19 | Corsi, Eleonora |
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| 18/06/19 | Creese, Julia Louise and Law, Elizabeth Sing May |
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| 30/05/19 | Seymour-Hamilton, Warwick J. |
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| 28/05/19 | Doherty, Colm |
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| 20/05/19 | Bretman, Georgina Anne (RVN) |
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| 01/05/19 | Mulvey, Susan Catherine |
This hearing covered proceedings from the adjourned hearing on 25 April 2018 and new charges against the respondent. | |
| 29/04/19 | Perez Maillo, Oscar and Rafiq, Zahra Tahneem |
Decision on Disgraceful Conduct |
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| 17/04/19 | Strokowska, Natalia Anna | ||
| 01/03/19 | Martin, George | ||
| 26/02/19 | Panait, Simona-Claudia |
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| 21/01/19 | Bohnen, Jacqueline |
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| 07/01/19 | Salas Navarro, Javier and Kristin, Roman |
Announcement |