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