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22 January 2026

The agenda for the RCVS Council meeting of Thursday, 22 January 2026 is set out below.

Unclassified papers for this meeting can be downloaded as one PDF bundle from the ‘Related documents’ box.

View paper classification definitions.

Agenda item

Paper title

Category

Rationale

1

President's Introduction

Oral report  

2

Apologies for Absence

Oral report

 

3

Declarations of Interests

Oral report

 

4

Minutes of previous meetings held on 20 November 2025 and remote decisions made between 23 December 2025 - 5 January 2026

Refer to Council Minutes

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

5

Matters arising

   

  5a

Obituaries

Oral report

 

  5b

Council correspondence

Oral report

 

  5c

CEO update

Oral report  

6

Matters for decision by Council and for report

   

  6a

European veterinary school accreditation

Unclassified 

 

7

Reports of standing committees

 

 

7a

Advancement of the Professions Committee

Oral report

 

7b

Audit and Risk Committee

Oral report

 

7c

Education Committee

Oral report

 

7d

Finance and Resources Committee

Oral report

 

7e

Registration Committee

Oral report

 

7f

Standards Committee

Oral report

 

7g

Veterinary Nurses Council

Oral report

 

7h

Professional Conduct Liaison Committee

Oral report

 

8

Public Advisory Group

 

 

9

Reports of statutory committees

 

 

9a

Preliminary Investigation Committee

Unclassified

 

9b

RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee

Unclassified

 

9c

Disciplinary Committee and RVN Disciplinary Committee

Oral report

 

10

Notices of motion

Oral report  

11

Questions

Oral report  

12

Any other College business (unclassified)

Oral report

 

13

Risk register, equality and diversity (unclassified)

Oral report

 

14

Date of next meeting - Thursday, 12 March 2026

Oral report

 

 

Confidential session

 

 
15

Matters for decision by Council and for report

Confidential 

 

15a

Major projects - update

Oral report, Confidential

1, 2, 3, 4

15b

Competition and Markets Authority - update

Oral report, Confidential

1, 3, 4

15c Legislative reform and governance

Confidential

1

16

Any other College business (confidential items)

Confidential

 

16a

Comments of classified appendices

Oral report, Confidential 

# TBC

16b

Other business

Oral report, Confidential

# TBC

17

Risk Register, equality and diversity (confidential items)

Confidential 

 # TBC

18

Training session

Confidential 

# TBC