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1. Who we are
2. RCVS Council
3. Council Members
4. Role of Council Members
5. Council meetings
6. 8 June 2023
7. 16 March 2023
8. 19 January 2023
9. 10 November 2022
10. 9 November 2022
11. 8 September 2022
12. 6 July 2022
13. 9 June 2022
14. 21 April 2022
15. 17 March 2022
16. 20 January 2022
17. 11 November 2021
18. 9 September 2021
19. 10 June 2021
20. 18 March 2021
21. 21 January 2021
22. 22 December 2020
23. 5 November 2020
24. 8 October 2020
25. 21 September 2020
26. 3 September 2020
27. 4 June 2020
28. 16 April 2020
29. 5 March 2020
30. 7 September 2023
31. 9 November 2023
32. 18 January 2024
33. 14 March 2024
34. 6 June 2024
35. 11 September 2024
36. 7 November 2024
37. 16 January 2025
38. 13 March 2025
39. 4 March 2025
40. 5 June 2025
41. 28 August 2025
42. 22 September 2025
43. 2 October 2025
44. 20 November 2025
45. Council elections
46. Previous election results
47. Dr Louise Allum
48. Dr Sam Bescoby
49. Dr Andrew Clemence
50. Dr Tshidi Gardiner
51. Dr Reginald Godwin
52. Paddy Gordon
53. Dr Danielle Greenberg
54. Dr Gerard Henry
55. Dr Richard Hillman
56. Dr Benjamin Kennedy
57. Dr Tom Lonsdale
58. Dr Darren Partridge
59. Martin Peaty
60. Alison Price
61. Dr Peter Robinson
62. Dr Jennifer Simmons
63. Dr Sadie Spencer
64. Dr Mary Thomas
65. William Wilkinson
66. Dr Lara Wilson
67. Past-Presidents
68. VN Council
69. VN Council members
70. VN Council meetings
71. 10 May 2023
72. 8 February 2023
73. 16 November 2022
74. 14 September 2022
75. 11 May 2022
76. 9 February 2022
77. 17 November 2021
78. 15 September 2021
79. 12 May 2021
80. 10 February 2021
81. 9 September 2020
82. 6 May 2020
83. 13 September 2023
84. 15 November 2023
85. 28 February 2024
86. 22 May 2024
87. 18 september 2024
88. 13 November 2024
89. 26 February 2025
90. 21 May 2025
91. 17 September 2025
92. 12 November 2025
93. Membership of committees & sub-committees
94. VN Futures Project Board
95. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
96. VN Council elections
97. Previous results
98. Bethan Louise Pinhey
99. Hannah Frances Welsman
100. Lauren Whittaker
101. Officer Team
102. Committees, subcommittees and groups
103. Advancement of the Professions Committee
104. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
105. Fellowship Board
106. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
107. Vet Futures Project Board
108. 7 February 2023
109. 15 November 2022
110. 13 September 2022
111. 10 May 2022
112. 8 February 2022
113. 16 November 2021
114. 14 September 2021
115. 11 May 2021
116. 10 November 2020
117. 5 May 2020
118. 11 February 2020
119. 12 November 2019
120. 9 May 2023
121. 14 November 2023
122. 7 February 2024
123. 12 September 2023
124. 08 May
125. 02 October 2024
126. 07 May 2025
127. Standards Committee
128. Certification Subcommittee
129. Ethics Review Panel
130. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
131. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
132. Practice Standards Group
133. 21 February 2023
134. 6 February 2023
135. 7 December 2022
136. 14 November 2022
137. 10 November 2022
138. 24 October 2022
139. 12 September 2022
140. 4 August 2022
141. 16 June 2022
142. 19 May 2022
143. 9 May 2022
144. 31 March 2022
145. 7 February 2022
146. 24 January 2022
147. 15 December 2021
148. 15 November 2021
149. 26 October 2021
150. 13 September 2021
151. 25 August 2021
152. 4 August 2021
153. 16 July 2021
154. 10 May 2021
155. 4 March 2021
156. 08 February 2021
157. 12 January 2021
158. 9 November 2020
159. 15 December 2020
160. 7 September 2020
161. 27 April 2020
162. 10 February 2020
163. 11 November 2019
164. 15 May 2023
165. 25 August 2023
166. 11 September 2023
167. 13 November 2023
168. 14 February 2024
169. 16 April 2024
170. 12 June 2024
171. 24 September 2024
172. 23 October 2024
173. 3 December 2024
174. 12 February 2025
175. 9 April 2025
176. 11 June 2025
177. 16 September 2025
178. 22 October 2025
179. Audit and Risk Committee
180. Elizabeth Butler
181. Victor Olowe
182. Judith Rutherford
183. Janice Shardlow
184. 13 February 2024
185. 14 May 2024
186. Kalwant Grewal
187. 10 September 2024
188. 12 November 2024
189. 4 February 2025
190. 13 May 2025
191. Naomi Nicholson
192. 4 September 2025
193. Education Committee
194. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
195. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
196. Specialist Subcommittee
197. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
198. 9 May 2023
199. 7 February 2023
200. 15 November 2022
201. 13 September 2022
202. 10 May 2022
203. 8 February 2022
204. 16 November 2021
205. 14 September 2021
206. 11 May 2021
207. 9 February 2021
208. 20 November 2020
209. 15 September 2020
210. 5 May 2020
211. 11 February 2020
212. 12 November 2019
213. 12 September 2023
214. 14 November 2023
215. 27 February 2024
216. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
217. 21 May 2024
218. 17 September 2024
219. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
220. 19 November 2024
221. 27 February 2025
222. Education Committee 20 May 2025
223. Finance and Resources Committee
224. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
225. 29 February 2024
226. 14 May 2024
227. 26 September 2024
228. 18 October 2024
229. 5 November 2024
230. 27 February 2025
231. 13 May 2025
232. 23 September 2025
233. Disciplinary Committee
234. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
235. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
236. Ms Helena Jones
237. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
238. Ms Hilary Lloyd
239. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
240. Mr Peter Smith
241. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
242. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
243. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
244. Mr Paul Francis Morris
245. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
246. Mr Colin Childs
247. Susan Ridge CB
248. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
249. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
250. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
251. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
252. Mr James Hurden
253. Ms Catharine Seddon
254. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
255. Dr Andrea Jeffery RVN
256. Charter Case Committee
257. Charter Case Committee Protocol
258. Charter Case Committee Rules
259. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
260. Ms Jane Kilgannon
261. Mrs Rachel Cook
262. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
263. Ms Cerys Jones
264. Mrs Stacey Bullock RVN
265. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
266. Registration Committee
267. 22 October 2024
268. 19 December 2024
269. 6 February 2025
270. 29 April 2025
271. Preliminary Investigation Committee
272. Mr Kenneth Caley
273. Georgie Barnard
274. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
275. Mrs Victoria Smith
276. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
277. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
278. Ms Miranda Winram
279. PIC Lay Observers
280. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
281. Dr Katharine Nelson FRCVS
282. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
283. Rosalyn Hayles
284. Dr Emily Knapp
285. Dr Victoria Emma King MRCVS
286. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
287. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
288. Mr Damian Kearney
289. Mr Mark Stobbs
290. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
291. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
292. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
293. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
294. Examinations Appeals Committee
295. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
296. Paper classification: some definitions
297. Remuneration Subcommittee
298. Nominations Subcommittee
299. Accreditation Appeals Committee
300. 05 February 2025
301. CMA Working Group
302. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
303. Council Culture Working Group
304. Senior team
305. Work for us
306. Contact us
307. Complaints about the College
308. How to find us
309. How we work
310. The role of the RCVS
311. Strategic Plan 2025 - 2029
312. About us
313. About this plan
314. Royal Charter and legislation
315. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
316. Government legislation
317. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
318. Honours & awards
319. Recipients of RCVS Honours
320. The Queen's Medal
321. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
322. The RCVS International Award
323. The RCVS Impact Award
324. The RCVS Inspiration Award
325. Honorary Associateship
326. The RCVS Compassion Award
327. The RCVS Student Community Award
328. The Collaboration Award
329. Our Service Promise
330. Service Standards
331. Complaints about the College
332. Fees
333. How to pay your fees
334. Annual renewal fees from 2016
335. Video Guides
336. News & views
337. News
338. Features
339. Blogs
340. Podcasts
341. Publications
342. CPD poster
343. Client/practice poster
344. Our publications explained
345. Events and meetings
346. Past events
347. RCVS Question Times
348. Royal College Day
349. Veterinary Nurses Day
350. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
351. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
352. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
353. Neurodiversity
354. Workforce Ambitions sessions
355. International Postgraduate Veterinary Education Symposium
356. Policy
357. Veterinary Legislation Review
358. Legislation Working Party
359. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
360. Information for MPs
361. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
362. Legislative Change Working Party
363. Our consultations
364. Review of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework
365. Standard 1 - Curricula and assessment
366. Standard 2 - Educators and assessors
367. Standard 3 - Learning culture
368. Ensuring good governance
369. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
370. The RCVS Leavers survey
371. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
372. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
373. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
374. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
375. Legislative reform consultation
376. Executive summary
377. Introduction
378. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
379. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
380. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
381. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
382. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
383. Conclusions
384. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
385. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
386. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
387. Standard 1 - Learning culture
388. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
389. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
390. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
391. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
392. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
393. UK Veterinary Leadership Development Study 2025
394. Participant Information Sheet
395. RCVS Academy Learning Needs Analysis 2025
396. Contact the press office
397. Registration
398. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
399. Statutory Membership Exam
400. Seeing practice
401. English language requirements
402. Grenada
403. Europe
404. Australia
405. Japan
406. Canada
407. New Zealand
408. South Africa
409. United Kingdom
410. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
411. USA
412. Temporary registration
413. Hong Kong
414. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
415. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
416. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
417. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
418. Veterinary premises
419. Check our Registers
420. Registration categories
421. Practising and registration scenarios
422. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
423. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
424. Renew or make changes to your registration
425. Renew your registration
426. Make changes to your registration
427. Change your registration category
428. Which registration category is right for me?
429. Voluntary removal and restoration
430. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
431. Working abroad
432. Find a Vet practice staff
433. 'Working in the UK' online courses
434. Fellowship
435. How to apply for Fellowship
436. Fellows Directory
437. Fellowship Day
438. Fellowship Day 2022
439. Fellowship Week 2021
440. Fellowship Evening 2020
441. Fellowship Day 2019
442. Fellows of the Future?
443. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
444. Fellowship Day 2018
445. Fellows of the Future?
446. The importance of public engagement in science
447. 'Fellows of the Future' student research submissions 2025
448. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
449. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
450. Apply for Lay Member role on the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
451. Credentials Panel recruitment
452. Become a Fellowship Mentor
453. Lifelong learning
454. Students
455. Veterinary students
456. Veterinary nursing students
457. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
458. Approved Training Practices
459. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
460. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
461. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
462. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
463. EMS requirements
464. Information for vet students
465. Top tips for EMS success
466. Financial support for EMS students
467. EMS booking database tutorials for students
468. Information for EMS providers
469. The role of the EMS provider
470. Why become an EMS provider
471. EMS database tutorials for placement providers
472. Information for vet schools
473. Temporary EMS requirements
474. Practice by students - regulations
475. Health and safety on EMS placements
476. EMS contacts and further guidance
477. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
478. Background
479. A changing landscape of veterinary education
480. Making EMS sustainable for the future
481. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
482. Summary
483. Next steps
484. Appendix 1
485. Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP)
486. Information for graduates
487. Graduate guide to the VetGDP e-portfolio
488. VetGDP graduate case studies
489. Information for VetGDP Advisers
490. VetGDP e-portfolio: a practical guide for advisers
491. VetGDP Adviser case studies
492. Information for employers
493. Information for overseas vets
494. Information for vets rejoining the register
495. VetGDP statements and exemptions
496. Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)
497. Entrustable Professional Activities competences
498. Requesting additional EPAs 
499. EPA 1
500. EPA 2
501. EPA 3
502. EPA 4
503. EPA 5
504. EPA 6
505. EPA 7
506. EPA 8
507. EPA 9
508. EPA 10
509. EPA 11
510. EPA 12
511. EPA 13
512. EPA 14
513. EPA 15
514. EPA 16
515. The VetGDP guide
516. Continuing professional development (CPD)
517. CPD webinars
518. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
519. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
520. Enrolment
521. Module subjects
522. Designated certificates
523. Synoptic assessment
524. Accredited university contact details
525. Information for universities
526. Frequently asked questions
527. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
528. Professional accreditation
529. Advanced Practitioner status
530. Specialist status
531. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
532. Reasonable Adjustments campaign
533. Disability inclusion
534. Equality Act guidance    
535. Reasonable adjustments: a legal duty
536. Real stories and insights
537. Understanding occupational therapy in the workplace
538. Further resources and support
539. RCVS Leadership Library
540. Delegation
541. Difficult Conversations
542. Inclusive Leadership
543. Leading and Working in Teams
544. Quality Improvement
545. Leading and Managing Change
546. RCVS Academy
547. Setting standards
548. Practice Standards Scheme
549. Applying to the PSS
550. The PSS assessment process
551. PSS awards
552. Meet the PSS team
553. Meet the PSS assessors
554. PSS assessor training
555. Meet the Practice Standards Group
556. PSS updates
557. Environmental sustainability module and award
558. PSS accreditation levels
559. Using the Stanley system
560. Updating your practice information
561. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
562. PSS training and resources
563. Advice & guidance
564. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
565. Supporting guidance
566. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
567. Supporting guidance
568. Contact the Advice Team
569. XL Bully dog ban
570. 'Under care' - guidance
571. Under care: practice scenarios
572. Advice on Schedule 3
573. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
574. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
575. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
576. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
577. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
578. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
579. Accrediting primary qualifications
580. Accrediting veterinary degrees
581. Accreditation Standards
582. Visitations
583. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
584. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
585. Accreditation visitation reports
586. Accreditation visitors
587. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
588. Reasonable adjustments for student vets
589. Health and disability in veterinary medicine study and practice
590. The role of the veterinary schools and the RCVS
591. Reasonable adjustments and the Equality Act 2010
592. Reasonable adjustments and Day One Competences
593. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet students
594. Annex
595. Reasonable adjustments for student vets - summary
596. Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
597. Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
598. Reasonable adjustments for students and the UK disability discrimination legislation
599. Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
600. Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
601. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
602. Embracing reasonable adjustments for student vet nurses - summary
603. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
604. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
605. Riding Establishments
606. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
607. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
608. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
609. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
610. Guidance on the inspection
611. Notification to local authorities
612. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
613. Concerns
614. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
615. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
616. What you need to know first
617. Tell us about your concern
618. How we assess and investigate concerns
619. How we make decisions
620. Our terms explained
621. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
622. What you need to know first
623. Tell us about your concern
624. How we assess and investigate concerns
625. How we make decisions
626. Our terms explained
627. Confidential Reporting Line
628. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
629. Disciplinary Committee hearings
630. Charter Case Committee decisions
631. A concern has been raised about me
632. Information for veterinary surgeons
633. How we assess and investigate concerns
634. How we make decisions
635. Our terms explained
636. Information for veterinary nurses
637. How we assess and investigate concerns
638. How we make decisions
639. Our terms explained
640. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
641. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
642. Reference information
643. A note on negligence
644. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
645. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
646. The Stage one PIC
647. Areas of particular concern
648. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
649. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
650. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
651. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
652. The referral of cases
653. Outcome
654. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
655. Cases unlikely to result in referral
656. Aggravating and mitigating factors
657. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
658. The Stage one RVNPIC
659. Areas of particular concern
660. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
661. Outcome
662. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
663. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
664. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
665. Outcome
666. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
667. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
668. Aggravating and mitigating factors
669. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
670. Background
671. Code of Professional Conduct
672. About this document
673. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
674. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
675. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
676. When do I have to disclose?
677. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
678. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
679. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
680. Closed cases
681. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
682. How to request a review of a decision
683. Illegal veterinary practice
684. Contact
685. Feedback
686. Site map
687. A to Z
688. Find a Vet
689. Accessibility
690. Document library
691. Search tips
692. Requests for data from third parties
693. Publication scheme
694. Who we are and what we do
695. What we spend and how we spend it
696. What our priorities are and how we are doing
697. How we make decisions
698. Our policies and procedures
699. Lists and Registers
700. The services we offer
701. Accessing information policy
702. Privacy policy
703. Cookie policy
704. Cookie settings
705. How to certify documents