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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. 23 February 2026
42. Council elections
43. Previous election results
44. Dr Sharon Alston
45. Dr Benjamin Kennedy
46. Mr Ian Battersby
47. Dr Laura Davies
48. Mrs Ioana Dobre
49. Mrs Hannah Eastwood
50. Dr Viliam Hoferica
51. Dr Tom Lonsdale
52. Dr Rachael McKinney
53. Miss Alison Price
54. Dr Peter Robinson
55. Dr Neil Smith
56. Dr David Tweedle
57. Dr Samantha Webster
58. Dr Lara Wilson
59. Past-Presidents
60. VN Council
61. VN Council members
62. VN Council meetings
63. 10 May 2023
64. 8 February 2023
65. 16 November 2022
66. 14 September 2022
67. 11 May 2022
68. 9 February 2022
69. 17 November 2021
70. 15 September 2021
71. 12 May 2021
72. 10 February 2021
73. 9 September 2020
74. 6 May 2020
75. 13 September 2023
76. 15 November 2023
77. 28 February 2024
78. 22 May 2024
79. 18 september 2024
80. 13 November 2024
81. 26 February 2025
82. 21 May 2025
83. 17 September 2025
84. 12 November 2025
85. Membership of committees & sub-committees
86. VN Futures Project Board
87. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
88. VN Council elections
89. Meghan Conroy
90. Lauren Hargrave
91. Officer Team
92. Committees, subcommittees and groups
93. Standards Committee
94. Certification Subcommittee
95. Ethics Review Panel
96. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
97. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
98. Practice Standards Group
99. 21 February 2023
100. 6 February 2023
101. 7 December 2022
102. 14 November 2022
103. 10 November 2022
104. 24 October 2022
105. 12 September 2022
106. 4 August 2022
107. 16 June 2022
108. 19 May 2022
109. 9 May 2022
110. 31 March 2022
111. 7 February 2022
112. 24 January 2022
113. 15 December 2021
114. 15 November 2021
115. 26 October 2021
116. 13 September 2021
117. 25 August 2021
118. 4 August 2021
119. 16 July 2021
120. 10 May 2021
121. 4 March 2021
122. 08 February 2021
123. 12 January 2021
124. 9 November 2020
125. 15 December 2020
126. 7 September 2020
127. 27 April 2020
128. 10 February 2020
129. 11 November 2019
130. 15 May 2023
131. 25 August 2023
132. 11 September 2023
133. 13 November 2023
134. 14 February 2024
135. 16 April 2024
136. 12 June 2024
137. 24 September 2024
138. 23 October 2024
139. 3 December 2024
140. 12 February 2025
141. 9 April 2025
142. 11 June 2025
143. 16 September 2025
144. 22 October 2025
145. 3 December 2025
146. 11 February 2026
147. Advancement of the Professions Committee
148. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
149. Fellowship Board
150. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
151. Vet Futures Project Board
152. 7 February 2023
153. 15 November 2022
154. 13 September 2022
155. 10 May 2022
156. 8 February 2022
157. 16 November 2021
158. 14 September 2021
159. 11 May 2021
160. 10 November 2020
161. 5 May 2020
162. 11 February 2020
163. 12 November 2019
164. 9 May 2023
165. 14 November 2023
166. 7 February 2024
167. 12 September 2023
168. 08 May
169. 02 October 2024
170. 07 May 2025
171. 7 October 2025
172. 4 February 2026
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. 11 November 2025
188. 3 February 2026
189. Education Committee
190. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
191. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
192. Specialist Subcommittee
193. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
194. 9 May 2023
195. 7 February 2023
196. 15 November 2022
197. 13 September 2022
198. 10 May 2022
199. 8 February 2022
200. 16 November 2021
201. 14 September 2021
202. 11 May 2021
203. 9 February 2021
204. 20 November 2020
205. 15 September 2020
206. 5 May 2020
207. 11 February 2020
208. 12 November 2019
209. 12 September 2023
210. 14 November 2023
211. 27 February 2024
212. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
213. 21 May 2024
214. 17 September 2024
215. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
216. 19 November 2024
217. 27 February 2025
218. Education Committee 20 May 2025
219. Finance and Resources Committee
220. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
221. 29 February 2024
222. 14 May 2024
223. 26 September 2024
224. 18 October 2024
225. 5 November 2024
226. 27 February 2025
227. 13 May 2025
228. 23 September 2025
229. 4 November 2025
230. Disciplinary Committee
231. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
232. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
233. Ms Helena Jones
234. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
235. Ms Hilary Lloyd
236. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
237. Mr Peter Smith
238. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
239. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
240. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
241. Mr Paul Francis Morris
242. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
243. Mr Colin Childs
244. Susan Ridge CB
245. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
246. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
247. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
248. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
249. Mr James Hurden
250. Ms Catharine Seddon
251. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
252. Dr Andrea Jeffery RVN
253. Charter Case Committee
254. Charter Case Committee Protocol
255. Charter Case Committee Rules
256. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
257. Ms Jane Kilgannon
258. Mrs Rachel Cook
259. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
260. Ms Cerys Jones
261. Mrs Stacey Bullock RVN
262. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
263. Registration Committee
264. 22 October 2024
265. 19 December 2024
266. 6 February 2025
267. 29 April 2025
268. 21 October 2025
269. 15 September 2025
270. 26 January 2026
271. Preliminary Investigation Committee
272. Mr Kenneth Caley
273. Georgie Barnard
274. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
275. Mrs Victoria Smith
276. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
277. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
278. Ms Miranda Winram
279. PIC Lay Observers
280. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
281. Dr Katharine Nelson FRCVS
282. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
283. Rosalyn Hayles
284. Dr Emily Knapp
285. Dr Victoria Emma King MRCVS
286. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
287. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
288. Mr Damian Kearney
289. Mr Mark Stobbs
290. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
291. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
292. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
293. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
294. Examinations Appeals Committee
295. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
296. Paper classification: some definitions
297. Remuneration Subcommittee
298. Nominations Subcommittee
299. Accreditation Appeals Committee
300. 05 February 2025
301. CMA Working Group
302. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
303. Council Culture Working Group
304. Senior team
305. Work for us
306. Contact us
307. Complaints about the College
308. How to find us
309. How we work
310. The role of the RCVS
311. Strategic Plan 2025 - 2029
312. About us
313. About this plan
314. Royal Charter and legislation
315. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
316. Government legislation
317. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
318. Honours & awards
319. Recipients of RCVS Honours
320. The Queen's Medal
321. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
322. The RCVS International Award
323. The RCVS Impact Award
324. The RCVS Inspiration Award
325. Honorary Associateship
326. The RCVS Compassion Award
327. The RCVS Student Community Award
328. The RCVS Collaboration Award
329. Our Service Promise
330. Service Standards
331. Complaints about the College
332. Fees
333. How to pay your fees
334. Annual renewal fees from 2016
335. Video Guides
336. News & views
337. News
338. Features
339. Blogs
340. Podcasts
341. Publications
342. CPD poster
343. Client/practice poster
344. Our publications explained
345. Events and meetings
346. Past events
347. RCVS Question Times
348. Royal College Day
349. Veterinary Nurses Day
350. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
351. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
352. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
353. Neurodiversity
354. Workforce Ambitions sessions
355. International Postgraduate Veterinary Education Symposium
356. Policy
357. VSA reform - time for change
358. Legislative Change Working Party
359. Information for MPs
360. Our consultations
361. RCVS Exit Survey 2022–2024
362. Review of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework
363. Standard 1 - Curricula and assessment
364. Standard 2 - Educators and assessors
365. Standard 3 - Learning culture
366. Ensuring good governance
367. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
368. The RCVS Leavers survey
369. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
370. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
371. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
372. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
373. Legislative reform consultation
374. Executive summary
375. Introduction
376. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
377. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
378. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
379. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
380. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
381. Conclusions
382. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
383. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
384. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
385. Standard 1 - Learning culture
386. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
387. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
388. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
389. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
390. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
391. UK Veterinary Leadership Development Study 2025
392. Participant Information Sheet
393. RCVS Academy Learning Needs Analysis 2025
394. Contact the press office
395. Registration
396. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
397. Statutory Membership Exam
398. Seeing practice
399. English language requirements
400. Grenada
401. Europe
402. Australia
403. Japan
404. Canada
405. New Zealand
406. South Africa
407. United Kingdom
408. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
409. USA
410. Temporary registration
411. Hong Kong
412. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
413. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
414. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
415. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
416. Veterinary premises
417. Check our Registers
418. Registration categories
419. Practising and registration scenarios
420. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
421. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
422. Renew or make changes to your registration
423. Renew your registration
424. Make changes to your registration
425. Change your registration category
426. Which registration category is right for me?
427. Voluntary removal and restoration
428. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
429. Working abroad
430. Find a Vet practice staff
431. 'Working in the UK' online courses
432. Fellowship
433. How to apply for Fellowship
434. Fellows Directory
435. Fellowship Day
436. Fellowship Day 2022
437. Fellowship Week 2021
438. Fellowship Evening 2020
439. Fellowship Day 2019
440. Fellows of the Future?
441. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
442. Fellowship Day 2018
443. Fellows of the Future?
444. The importance of public engagement in science
445. 'Fellows of the Future' student research submissions 2025
446. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
447. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
448. Apply for Lay Member role on the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
449. Credentials Panel recruitment
450. Become a Fellowship Mentor
451. Lifelong learning
452. Students
453. Veterinary students
454. Veterinary nursing students
455. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
456. Approved Training Practices
457. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
458. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
459. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
460. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
461. EMS requirements
462. Information for vet students
463. Top tips for EMS success
464. Financial support for EMS students
465. Information for EMS providers
466. The role of the EMS provider
467. Why become an EMS provider
468. Information for vet schools
469. Temporary EMS requirements
470. Practice by students - regulations
471. Health and safety on EMS placements
472. EMS contacts and further guidance
473. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
474. Background
475. A changing landscape of veterinary education
476. Making EMS sustainable for the future
477. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
478. Summary
479. Next steps
480. Appendix 1
481. Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP)
482. Information for graduates
483. Graduate guide to the VetGDP e-portfolio
484. VetGDP graduate case studies
485. Information for VetGDP Advisers
486. VetGDP e-portfolio: a practical guide for advisers
487. VetGDP Adviser case studies
488. Information for employers
489. Information for overseas vets
490. Information for vets rejoining the register
491. VetGDP statements and exemptions
492. Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)
493. Entrustable Professional Activities competences
494. Requesting additional EPAs 
495. EPA 1
496. EPA 2
497. EPA 3
498. EPA 4
499. EPA 5
500. EPA 6
501. EPA 7
502. EPA 8
503. EPA 9
504. EPA 10
505. EPA 11
506. EPA 12
507. EPA 13
508. EPA 14
509. EPA 15
510. EPA 16
511. The VetGDP guide
512. Continuing professional development (CPD)
513. CPD webinars
514. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
515. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
516. Enrolment
517. Module subjects
518. Designated certificates
519. Synoptic assessment
520. Accredited university contact details
521. Information for universities
522. Frequently asked questions
523. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
524. Professional accreditation
525. Advanced Practitioner status
526. Specialist status
527. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
528. Reasonable Adjustments campaign
529. Disability inclusion
530. Equality Act guidance    
531. Reasonable adjustments: a legal duty
532. Real stories and insights
533. Understanding occupational therapy in the workplace
534. Further resources and support
535. RCVS Leadership Library
536. Delegation
537. Difficult Conversations
538. Inclusive Leadership
539. Leading and Working in Teams
540. Quality Improvement
541. Leading and Managing Change
542. RCVS Academy
543. Setting standards
544. Practice Standards Scheme
545. Applying to the PSS
546. The PSS assessment process
547. PSS awards
548. Meet the PSS team
549. Meet the PSS assessors
550. PSS assessor training
551. Meet the Practice Standards Group
552. PSS updates
553. Environmental sustainability module and award
554. PSS accreditation levels
555. Using the Stanley system
556. Updating your practice information
557. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
558. PSS training and resources
559. Advice & guidance
560. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
561. Supporting guidance
562. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
563. Supporting guidance
564. Contact the Advice Team
565. XL Bully dog ban
566. 'Under care' - guidance
567. Under care: practice scenarios
568. Advice on Schedule 3
569. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
570. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
571. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
572. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
573. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
574. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
575. Accrediting primary qualifications
576. Accrediting veterinary degrees
577. Accreditation Standards
578. Visitations
579. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
580. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
581. Accreditation visitation reports
582. Accreditation visitors
583. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
584. Reasonable adjustments for student vets
585. Health and disability in veterinary medicine study and practice
586. The role of the veterinary schools and the RCVS
587. Reasonable adjustments and the Equality Act 2010
588. Reasonable adjustments and Day One Competences
589. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet students
590. Annex
591. Reasonable adjustments for student vets - summary
592. Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
593. Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
594. Reasonable adjustments for students and the UK disability discrimination legislation
595. Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
596. Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
597. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
598. Embracing reasonable adjustments for student vet nurses - summary
599. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
600. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
601. Riding Establishments
602. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
603. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
604. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
605. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
606. Guidance on the inspection
607. Notification to local authorities
608. Concerns
609. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
610. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
611. What you need to know first
612. Tell us about your concern
613. How we assess and investigate concerns
614. How we make decisions
615. Our terms explained
616. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
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. Confidential Reporting Line
623. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
624. Disciplinary Committee hearings
625. Charter Case Committee decisions
626. A concern has been raised about me
627. Information for veterinary surgeons
628. How we assess and investigate concerns
629. How we make decisions
630. Our terms explained
631. Information for veterinary nurses
632. How we assess and investigate concerns
633. How we make decisions
634. Our terms explained
635. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
636. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
637. Reference information
638. A note on negligence
639. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
640. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
641. The Stage one PIC
642. Areas of particular concern
643. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
644. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
645. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
646. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
647. The referral of cases
648. Outcome
649. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
650. Cases unlikely to result in referral
651. Aggravating and mitigating factors
652. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
653. The Stage one RVNPIC
654. Areas of particular concern
655. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
656. Outcome
657. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
658. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
659. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
660. Outcome
661. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
662. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
663. Aggravating and mitigating factors
664. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
665. Background
666. Code of Professional Conduct
667. About this document
668. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
669. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
670. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
671. When do I have to disclose?
672. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
673. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
674. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
675. Closed cases
676. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
677. How to request a review of a decision
678. Illegal veterinary practice
679. Contact
680. Feedback
681. Site map
682. A to Z
683. Find a Vet
684. Accessibility
685. Document library
686. Search tips
687. Requests for data from third parties
688. Publication scheme
689. Who we are and what we do
690. What we spend and how we spend it
691. What our priorities are and how we are doing
692. How we make decisions
693. Our policies and procedures
694. Lists and Registers
695. The services we offer
696. Accessing information policy
697. Privacy policy
698. Cookie policy
699. Cookie settings
700. How to certify documents