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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. 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. 22 January 2026
41. Council elections
42. Previous election results
43. Past-Presidents
44. VN Council
45. VN Council members
46. VN Council meetings
47. 10 May 2023
48. 8 February 2023
49. 16 November 2022
50. 14 September 2022
51. 11 May 2022
52. 9 February 2022
53. 17 November 2021
54. 15 September 2021
55. 12 May 2021
56. 10 February 2021
57. 9 September 2020
58. 6 May 2020
59. 13 September 2023
60. 15 November 2023
61. 28 February 2024
62. 22 May 2024
63. 18 september 2024
64. 13 November 2024
65. 26 February 2025
66. 21 May 2025
67. 17 September 2025
68. 12 November 2025
69. Membership of committees & sub-committees
70. VN Futures Project Board
71. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
72. VN Council elections
73. Previous results
74. Officer Team
75. Committees, subcommittees and groups
76. Advancement of the Professions Committee
77. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
78. Fellowship Board
79. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
80. Vet Futures Project Board
81. 7 February 2023
82. 15 November 2022
83. 13 September 2022
84. 10 May 2022
85. 8 February 2022
86. 16 November 2021
87. 14 September 2021
88. 11 May 2021
89. 10 November 2020
90. 5 May 2020
91. 11 February 2020
92. 12 November 2019
93. 9 May 2023
94. 14 November 2023
95. 7 February 2024
96. 12 September 2023
97. 08 May
98. 02 October 2024
99. 07 May 2025
100. Standards Committee
101. Certification Subcommittee
102. Ethics Review Panel
103. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
104. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
105. Practice Standards Group
106. 21 February 2023
107. 6 February 2023
108. 7 December 2022
109. 14 November 2022
110. 10 November 2022
111. 24 October 2022
112. 12 September 2022
113. 4 August 2022
114. 16 June 2022
115. 19 May 2022
116. 9 May 2022
117. 31 March 2022
118. 7 February 2022
119. 24 January 2022
120. 15 December 2021
121. 15 November 2021
122. 26 October 2021
123. 13 September 2021
124. 25 August 2021
125. 4 August 2021
126. 16 July 2021
127. 10 May 2021
128. 4 March 2021
129. 08 February 2021
130. 12 January 2021
131. 9 November 2020
132. 15 December 2020
133. 7 September 2020
134. 27 April 2020
135. 10 February 2020
136. 11 November 2019
137. 15 May 2023
138. 25 August 2023
139. 11 September 2023
140. 13 November 2023
141. 14 February 2024
142. 16 April 2024
143. 12 June 2024
144. 24 September 2024
145. 23 October 2024
146. 3 December 2024
147. 12 February 2025
148. 9 April 2025
149. 11 June 2025
150. 16 September 2025
151. 22 October 2025
152. 3 December 2025
153. Audit and Risk Committee
154. Elizabeth Butler
155. Victor Olowe
156. Judith Rutherford
157. Janice Shardlow
158. 13 February 2024
159. 14 May 2024
160. Kalwant Grewal
161. 10 September 2024
162. 12 November 2024
163. 4 February 2025
164. 13 May 2025
165. Naomi Nicholson
166. 4 September 2025
167. 11 November 2025
168. Education Committee
169. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
170. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
171. Specialist Subcommittee
172. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
173. 9 May 2023
174. 7 February 2023
175. 15 November 2022
176. 13 September 2022
177. 10 May 2022
178. 8 February 2022
179. 16 November 2021
180. 14 September 2021
181. 11 May 2021
182. 9 February 2021
183. 20 November 2020
184. 15 September 2020
185. 5 May 2020
186. 11 February 2020
187. 12 November 2019
188. 12 September 2023
189. 14 November 2023
190. 27 February 2024
191. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
192. 21 May 2024
193. 17 September 2024
194. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
195. 19 November 2024
196. 27 February 2025
197. Education Committee 20 May 2025
198. Finance and Resources Committee
199. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
200. 29 February 2024
201. 14 May 2024
202. 26 September 2024
203. 18 October 2024
204. 5 November 2024
205. 27 February 2025
206. 13 May 2025
207. 23 September 2025
208. 4 November 2025
209. Disciplinary Committee
210. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
211. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
212. Ms Helena Jones
213. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
214. Ms Hilary Lloyd
215. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
216. Mr Peter Smith
217. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
218. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
219. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
220. Mr Paul Francis Morris
221. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
222. Mr Colin Childs
223. Susan Ridge CB
224. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
225. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
226. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
227. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
228. Mr James Hurden
229. Ms Catharine Seddon
230. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
231. Dr Andrea Jeffery RVN
232. Charter Case Committee
233. Charter Case Committee Protocol
234. Charter Case Committee Rules
235. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
236. Ms Jane Kilgannon
237. Mrs Rachel Cook
238. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
239. Ms Cerys Jones
240. Mrs Stacey Bullock RVN
241. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
242. Registration Committee
243. 22 October 2024
244. 19 December 2024
245. 6 February 2025
246. 29 April 2025
247. 21 October 2025
248. 15 September 2025
249. Preliminary Investigation Committee
250. Mr Kenneth Caley
251. Georgie Barnard
252. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
253. Mrs Victoria Smith
254. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
255. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
256. Ms Miranda Winram
257. PIC Lay Observers
258. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
259. Dr Katharine Nelson FRCVS
260. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
261. Rosalyn Hayles
262. Dr Emily Knapp
263. Dr Victoria Emma King MRCVS
264. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
265. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
266. Mr Damian Kearney
267. Mr Mark Stobbs
268. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
269. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
270. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
271. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
272. Examinations Appeals Committee
273. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
274. Paper classification: some definitions
275. Remuneration Subcommittee
276. Nominations Subcommittee
277. Accreditation Appeals Committee
278. 05 February 2025
279. CMA Working Group
280. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
281. Council Culture Working Group
282. Senior team
283. Work for us
284. Contact us
285. Complaints about the College
286. How to find us
287. How we work
288. The role of the RCVS
289. Strategic Plan 2025 - 2029
290. About us
291. About this plan
292. Royal Charter and legislation
293. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
294. Government legislation
295. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
296. Honours & awards
297. Recipients of RCVS Honours
298. The Queen's Medal
299. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
300. The RCVS International Award
301. The RCVS Impact Award
302. The RCVS Inspiration Award
303. Honorary Associateship
304. The RCVS Compassion Award
305. The RCVS Student Community Award
306. The RCVS Collaboration Award
307. Our Service Promise
308. Service Standards
309. Complaints about the College
310. Fees
311. How to pay your fees
312. Annual renewal fees from 2016
313. Video Guides
314. News & views
315. News
316. Features
317. Blogs
318. Podcasts
319. Publications
320. CPD poster
321. Client/practice poster
322. Our publications explained
323. Events and meetings
324. Past events
325. RCVS Question Times
326. Royal College Day
327. Veterinary Nurses Day
328. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
329. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
330. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
331. Neurodiversity
332. Workforce Ambitions sessions
333. International Postgraduate Veterinary Education Symposium
334. Policy
335. Veterinary Legislation Review
336. Legislation Working Party
337. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
338. Information for MPs
339. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
340. Legislative Change Working Party
341. Our consultations
342. RCVS Exit Survey 2022–2024
343. Review of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework
344. Standard 1 - Curricula and assessment
345. Standard 2 - Educators and assessors
346. Standard 3 - Learning culture
347. Ensuring good governance
348. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
349. The RCVS Leavers survey
350. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
351. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
352. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
353. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
354. Legislative reform consultation
355. Executive summary
356. Introduction
357. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
358. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
359. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
360. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
361. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
362. Conclusions
363. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
364. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
365. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
366. Standard 1 - Learning culture
367. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
368. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
369. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
370. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
371. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
372. UK Veterinary Leadership Development Study 2025
373. Participant Information Sheet
374. RCVS Academy Learning Needs Analysis 2025
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. Top tips for EMS success
445. Financial support for EMS students
446. Information for EMS providers
447. The role of the EMS provider
448. Why become an EMS provider
449. Information for vet schools
450. Temporary EMS requirements
451. Practice by students - regulations
452. Health and safety on EMS placements
453. EMS contacts and further guidance
454. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
455. Background
456. A changing landscape of veterinary education
457. Making EMS sustainable for the future
458. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
459. Summary
460. Next steps
461. Appendix 1
462. Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP)
463. Information for graduates
464. Graduate guide to the VetGDP e-portfolio
465. VetGDP graduate case studies
466. Information for VetGDP Advisers
467. VetGDP e-portfolio: a practical guide for advisers
468. VetGDP Adviser case studies
469. Information for employers
470. Information for overseas vets
471. Information for vets rejoining the register
472. VetGDP statements and exemptions
473. Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)
474. Entrustable Professional Activities competences
475. Requesting additional EPAs 
476. EPA 1
477. EPA 2
478. EPA 3
479. EPA 4
480. EPA 5
481. EPA 6
482. EPA 7
483. EPA 8
484. EPA 9
485. EPA 10
486. EPA 11
487. EPA 12
488. EPA 13
489. EPA 14
490. EPA 15
491. EPA 16
492. The VetGDP guide
493. Continuing professional development (CPD)
494. CPD webinars
495. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
496. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
497. Enrolment
498. Module subjects
499. Designated certificates
500. Synoptic assessment
501. Accredited university contact details
502. Information for universities
503. Frequently asked questions
504. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
505. Professional accreditation
506. Advanced Practitioner status
507. Specialist status
508. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
509. Reasonable Adjustments campaign
510. Disability inclusion
511. Equality Act guidance    
512. Reasonable adjustments: a legal duty
513. Real stories and insights
514. Understanding occupational therapy in the workplace
515. Further resources and support
516. RCVS Leadership Library
517. Delegation
518. Difficult Conversations
519. Inclusive Leadership
520. Leading and Working in Teams
521. Quality Improvement
522. Leading and Managing Change
523. RCVS Academy
524. Setting standards
525. Practice Standards Scheme
526. Applying to the PSS
527. The PSS assessment process
528. PSS awards
529. Meet the PSS team
530. Meet the PSS assessors
531. PSS assessor training
532. Meet the Practice Standards Group
533. PSS updates
534. Environmental sustainability module and award
535. PSS accreditation levels
536. Using the Stanley system
537. Updating your practice information
538. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
539. PSS training and resources
540. Advice & guidance
541. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
542. Supporting guidance
543. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
544. Supporting guidance
545. Contact the Advice Team
546. XL Bully dog ban
547. 'Under care' - guidance
548. Under care: practice scenarios
549. Advice on Schedule 3
550. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
551. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
552. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
553. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
554. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
555. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
556. Accrediting primary qualifications
557. Accrediting veterinary degrees
558. Accreditation Standards
559. Visitations
560. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
561. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
562. Accreditation visitation reports
563. Accreditation visitors
564. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
565. Reasonable adjustments for student vets
566. Health and disability in veterinary medicine study and practice
567. The role of the veterinary schools and the RCVS
568. Reasonable adjustments and the Equality Act 2010
569. Reasonable adjustments and Day One Competences
570. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet students
571. Annex
572. Reasonable adjustments for student vets - summary
573. Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
574. Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
575. Reasonable adjustments for students and the UK disability discrimination legislation
576. Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
577. Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
578. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
579. Embracing reasonable adjustments for student vet nurses - summary
580. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
581. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
582. Riding Establishments
583. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
584. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
585. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
586. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
587. Guidance on the inspection
588. Notification to local authorities
589. Concerns
590. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
591. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
592. What you need to know first
593. Tell us about your concern
594. How we assess and investigate concerns
595. How we make decisions
596. Our terms explained
597. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
598. What you need to know first
599. Tell us about your concern
600. How we assess and investigate concerns
601. How we make decisions
602. Our terms explained
603. Confidential Reporting Line
604. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
605. Disciplinary Committee hearings
606. Charter Case Committee decisions
607. A concern has been raised about me
608. Information for veterinary surgeons
609. How we assess and investigate concerns
610. How we make decisions
611. Our terms explained
612. Information for veterinary nurses
613. How we assess and investigate concerns
614. How we make decisions
615. Our terms explained
616. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
617. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
618. Reference information
619. A note on negligence
620. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
621. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
622. The Stage one PIC
623. Areas of particular concern
624. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
625. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
626. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
627. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
628. The referral of cases
629. Outcome
630. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
631. Cases unlikely to result in referral
632. Aggravating and mitigating factors
633. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
634. The Stage one RVNPIC
635. Areas of particular concern
636. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
637. Outcome
638. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
639. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
640. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
641. Outcome
642. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
643. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
644. Aggravating and mitigating factors
645. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
646. Background
647. Code of Professional Conduct
648. About this document
649. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
650. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
651. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
652. When do I have to disclose?
653. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
654. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
655. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
656. Closed cases
657. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
658. How to request a review of a decision
659. Illegal veterinary practice
660. Contact
661. Feedback
662. Site map
663. A to Z
664. Find a Vet
665. Accessibility
666. Document library
667. Search tips
668. Requests for data from third parties
669. Publication scheme
670. Who we are and what we do
671. What we spend and how we spend it
672. What our priorities are and how we are doing
673. How we make decisions
674. Our policies and procedures
675. Lists and Registers
676. The services we offer
677. Accessing information policy
678. Privacy policy
679. Cookie policy
680. Cookie settings
681. How to certify documents