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- Council Members
- Role of Council Members
- Council meetings
- Council elections
- Previous election results
- Dr Louise Allum
- Dr Sam Bescoby
- Dr Andrew Clemence
- Dr Tshidi Gardiner
- Dr Reginald Godwin
- Paddy Gordon
- Dr Danielle Greenberg
- Dr Gerard Henry
- Dr Richard Hillman
- Dr Benjamin Kennedy
- Dr Tom Lonsdale
- Dr Darren Partridge
- Martin Peaty
- Alison Price
- Dr Peter Robinson
- Dr Jennifer Simmons
- Dr Sadie Spencer
- Dr Mary Thomas
- William Wilkinson
- Dr Lara Wilson
- Past-Presidents
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- Standards Committee
- Advancement of the Professions Committee
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Education Committee
- Disciplinary Committee
- Charter Case Committee
- Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
- Registration Committee
- Preliminary Investigation Committee
- Paper classification: some definitions
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- About extra-mural studies (EMS)
- EMS requirements
- Information for vet students
- Information for EMS providers
- Information for vet schools
- Temporary EMS requirements
- Practice by students - regulations
- Health and safety on EMS placements
- EMS contacts and further guidance
- Extra-mural studies fit for the future
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- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
- Contact the Advice Team
- XL Bully dog ban
- 'Under care' - guidance
- Advice on Schedule 3
- Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
- Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
- FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
- FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
- FAQs – Advertising of practice names
- GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
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- Accrediting veterinary degrees
- Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
- Reasonable adjustments for student vets
- Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
- Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
- Reasonable adjustments for students and the UK disability discrimination legislation
- Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
- Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
- Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
- External review of the RCVS by ENQA
- Requirements for remote and online student assessments
Officer Team
The Officer Team oversees the management of all College business and oversees matters of governance and the management of resources. The Officer Team reports to RCVS Council.
Members
President and Senior Vice-President
The recommendation for the appointment of Officers (President and Senior Vice-President) is put to Council at the March meeting, where they are agreed.
On an occasion when the President's term on Council terminates prior to their becoming Senior Vice-President, the Senior Vice-President remains on the Presidential Team for a further year.
Junior Vice-President
Any Council member is eligible to stand for election as Junior Vice-President.
A vote on candidates is taken by Council at the March meeting and the successful candidate must receive more than 50% of the votes cast.
Becoming Junior Vice-President is the start of a 3-year cycle: Junior Vice-President - President - Senior Vice-President, subject to the need for re-election to Council.
Treasurer
Any Council member is eligible is eligible to stand for election as Treasurer.
A vote on candidates is taken by Council at the March meeting and the successful candidate must receive more than 50% of the votes cast.
The Treasurer may be elected/re-elected annually.
Terms of reference
The Officer Team shall:
- present a strategic plan to Council for approval each year;
- present an annual business plan and budget to Council for approval and recommend proposed fee changes;
- ensure that the strategic and annual plans and budget are implemented, within limits of variation approved by Council;
- lay down procedures for budgeting and financial control;
- approve expenditure from the contingency fund;
- seek the approval of Council for expenditure from the College’s reserves;
- manage the assets and investments of the College;
- manage organisational risks, maintain a risk register and oversee internal audit reviews;
- oversee the appointment of professional advisers to the College;
- approve rates of travelling and subsistence expenses and recompense for loss of earnings;
- authorise the sealing of documents;
- advise Council on corporate governance matters, including the terms of reference and composition of committees;
- co-ordinate the work of committees;
- approve the setting up sub-committees, working parties and other such bodies and determine their members;
- keep under review arrangements for Council elections;
- recommend to Council the names of persons for election as Honorary Associates and Honorary Fellowships of the College and for the award of prizes, in accordance with the Honours, Awards and Membership Bye-Laws; and
- determine external representation and conduct external relations.