Preliminary Investigation Committee

The Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) is a statutory committee under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.

Six veterinary surgeons and four non-veterinary members are appointed to the PIC each year to assist the assessment and investigation of concerns.

Meetings of the Committee take place every two weeks (occasionally once a month) throughout the year, to decide if cases should be referred to a Disciplinary Committee hearing. The PIC Chairman provides a report of the Committee's activities to RCVS Council at three of the Council's meetings each year.

Members

• Mr John Anderson MBE - Lay member  
• Mr Andrew Ash MRCVS - Vice-Chair
• Georgie Barnard - Lay member
• Mr Kenneth Caley - Lay member
• Mr David Harding MRCVS
• Dr Samantha Bloomfield MRCVS
• Dr Jeremy Mantell MRCVS
• Mr Timothy Skelton - Lay member
• Dr Bradley Viner FRCVS - Chair
• Dr Adrian Ward MRCVS

Committee Clerk

Sandra Neary  (T 020 7202 0730,  E s.neary@rcvs.org.uk)

PIC reports to Council 

• PIC Chairman's Report January 2020
• PIC Chairman's Report October 2019
• PIC Chairman's Report June 2019
• PIC Chairman's Report March 2019
• PIC Chairman's Report November 2018
• PIC Chairman's Report June 2018
• PIC Chairman's Report March 2018
• PIC Chairman's Report November 2017
• PIC Chairman's Report June 2017
• PIC Chairman's Report March 2017

If you require any earlier reports dating back to November 1999, please contact the Professional Conduct Department.

NB  With effect from 3 July 2013, and with the introduction of the Legislative Reform Order (LRO), there are no longer Lay Observers as lay members are now full members of the PIC.

PIC Lay Observers' Reports to Council with the PIC response can be viewed here.