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