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5 June 2025

The agenda for the RCVS Council meeting of Thursday, 5 June 2025 is set out below.

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

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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

Vetlife update

Orla report

 

5

Minutes of previous meetings held on 4 March and 13 March 2025

Refer to Council Minutes

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

6

Matters arising

   

  6a

Obituaries

Oral report

 

  6b

Council correspondence

Oral report

 

  6c

CEO update

Oral report  

7

Matters for decision by Council and for report

   

  7a

RCVS governance reform

Unclassified 

 

7b

Review of Charter Case Committee / Charter Case Protocol / ‘mini’ PIC meetings

Unclassified

 

7c

Update to RCVS Honours and Awards

Unclassified  

7d

RCVS Delegation Scheme

Unclassified  

7e

Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 offences update

Unclassified  

8

Reports of standing committees - to note

   

  8a

Advancement of the Professions Committee

Oral report

 

  8b

Audit and Risk Committee

Oral report

 

  8c Education Committee

Oral report

 

  8d

Finance and Resources Committee

Oral report

 

  8e

Registration Committee

Oral report

 

8f

Standards Committee

Oral report

 

  8g

Veterinary Nurses Council

Oral report

 

  8h

PIC/DC Liaison Committee

Oral report

 

9

Reports of statutory committees - to note

   

  9a

Preliminary Investigation Committee 

Oral report

 

  9b

RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee

Oral report

 

 9c

Disciplinary Committee and RVN Disciplinary Committee 

Oral report

 

10

Notices of Motion

Oral report

 

11

Questions

Oral report

 

12

Election of Chair, Advancement of the Professions Committee (re-run)

Oral report

 

13

Any other College business (unclassified items)

Oral report

 

14

Risk register, equality and diversity (unclassified)

Oral report

 

15

Date of next meeting - Thursday, 2 October 2025

 

 
 

Confidential session

 

 

16

Matters for decision by Council and for report

Confidential 

 

16a

Groupage Export Facilitation Scheme

Confidential

1, 2

16b

Corporate Risk Register

Confidential

1, 3

16c 2024 Draft Annual Report and Financial Statements

Confidential

1, 2

16d

Registration and retention fees 2026-2028

Confidential

1

16e

RCVS Audit tender process

Confidential 

1, 2, 3

16f

Update on major projects

 Oral report, Confidential 

1, 2, 3, 4

16g

CMA update

Oral report, Confidential

1, 3, 4

16h Vital signs

Confidential

4

16i Recruitment of external members - various

Private

1, 5

16j Legislative reform

Confidential

1

16k Brand and visual identity – update

Confidential

1, 3

17

Any other College business (confidential items)

Confidential

 

17a

Comments of classified appendices

Oral report, Confidential 

# TBC

17b

Other business

Oral report, Confidential

# TBC

18

Risk Register, equality and diversity (confidential items)

Confidential 

 # TBC