Clare Paget

Registrar and Director of Legal Services

Biography

Clare Paget is the Registrar and Director of Legal at the RCVS. She joined the College in March 2025 from the General Dental Council where she led the Legal and Governance directorate. She has worked for many years in the provision of legal advice and support to healthcare and financial regulatory bodies.

As Registrar and Director of Legal Services, Clare will have a dual role as our senior legal officer. As Registrar she will be responsible for keeping, maintaining and publishing Registers of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses, including oversight of the various mechanisms via which veterinary professionals can join the Register, what they need to do to stay on the Registers, how they may leave or be removed and registration appeals.

As Director of Legal Services, she will provide leadership and guidance on a wide range of legal matters within the organisation, including guiding RCVS Council through the development of oral and written legal advice, as well as sitting on committees and working groups in order to ensure the College’s activity is within its legal remit and represents best practice.