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