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  
• Georgie Barnard - Lay member
• Mr Kenneth Caley - Lay member
• Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
• Mr David Harding MRCVS - Vice-Chair 
• Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
• Dr Samantha Scully 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 Report to Council January 2022
• PIC Report to Council Nov 2021
• PIC Report to Council June 2021
• PIC Report to Council March 2021
• PIC Chairman's Report January 2021
• PIC Chairman's Report October 2020
• PIC Chairman's Report June 2020
• PIC Chairman's Report March 2020
• PIC Chairman's Report January 2020
• PIC Chairman's Report October 2019
• PIC Chairman's Report June 2019
• PIC Chairman's Report March 2019

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.

View PIC Lay Observers' Reports to Council with the PIC response.