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