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- Overview of practice standards
- About the Practice Standards Scheme
- Which accreditation is right for your practice and how to apply
- What happens during an assessment?
- About Stanley, our support system for the PSS
- How do I update my accredited-practice information?
- How can I promote my RCVS accreditation?
- Additional resources
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Council elections
RCVS Council comprises 24 members, each of them serving for a 4-year term of office. Six are appointed lay members, two are appointed veterinary nurse members, three are appointed by the Veterinary Schools Council to represent the overall number of RCVS-accredited veterinary schools, and 13 by direct election, held annually.
In May 2018, a Legislative Reform Order amending the governance arrangements of the RCVS received ministerial approval. This amendment made a number of changes to the composition of RCVS Council, including a reduction in the number of elected places available on Council from 24 to 13 over a staged transition.
Council members are also now only able to serve a total of 3 consecutive 4-year terms and will need to take a 2-year break between before standing for Council again.
RCVS Council election 2022 - nominations open
The nomination period for candidates who wish to stand in the 2022 RCVS Council election has now opened with the deadline for submitting nominations and supporting statements being 5pm on Monday 31 January 2022.
In accordance with the provisions of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Council Election Scheme 1967 (as amended 2006), the election is for three RCVS members to serve on RCVS Council for a period of four years from the Annual General Meeting in July 2022.
As above, the legislative reforms to the College’s governance arrangements, which came into force in May 2018, means that the composition of Council has changed, including a reduction in elected Council members. This means that, this year, only three elected places on Council will be available.
The current members of Council who will retire at the Annual General Meeting in 2022 are:
Dr M O Greene BVM&S MRCVS
8 Summerville Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 6LS
Dr S Paterson MA VetMB DVD DipECVD FRCVS
3 High Birkrigg Park
Stainton
Kendal
Cumbria
LA8 0DY
Dr N C Smith BVetMed MSc MA FRCVS
Home Office Science
14th Floor
Lunar House
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR9 2BY
Nominations must be submitted by email to Dawn Wiggins, Secretary to RCVS Council, at d.wiggins@rcvs.org.uk, duly completed on or before Monday 31 January 2022, along with accompanying candidate biography (no longer than 200 words) and statement (no longer than 300 words) and photograph.
The nomination form and details about the content of candidate biographies and statements are available to download from the link below. Each nomination form must bear the signatures and registered addresses of two proposers. No proposer may nominate more than one candidate or be a member of RCVS Council. Links to the voting website will be distributed via email to all members of the RCVS on the week commencing Monday, 14 March 2022.
The RCVS Council Election is independently run by Civica Election Services (formerly Electoral Reform Services) - an experienced provider of ballot advisory and management services to UK and worldwide organisations.