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14 March 2024

The agenda for the RCVS Council meeting of Thursday, 14 March 2024 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 Unclassified   

2

Apologies for Absence

Oral report Unclassified

 

3

Declarations of Interests

Oral report Unclassified 

 

4

Minutes 

i) Unclassified minutes

ii) Classified appendix

 

Unclassified

 Confidential

 

n/a

1,2,3,4

5 Veterinary Policy Research Foundation Oral report Unclassified   

6

Matters arising

 

 

  6a

Obituaries

Oral report Unclassified 

 

  6b

Council correspondence

Oral report Unclassified 

 

  6c

CEO update

Oral report Unclassified   

7

Matters for decision by Council and for report

   

7a

Discretionary Fund

Oral report Unclassified 

 

  7b

Veterinary Surgeons Act - legislative reform

Unclassified 

 

7c

Amendments to non-practising status

Unclassified

 

8

Reports of standing committees - to note

Oral report Unclassified 

 

8a

Advancement of the Professions Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

8b

Audit and Risk Committee

Oral report Unclassified  

8c

Education Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

  8d

Finance and Resource Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

 8e Registration Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

8f

Standards Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

8g

Veterinary Nurses Council

Oral report Unclassified

 

8h

PIC/DC Liaison Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

9

Reports of statutory committees - to note

 

 

  9a

Preliminary Investigation Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

9b

RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee

Oral report Unclassified  

  9c

Disciplinary Committee and RVN Disciplinary Committee 

Oral report Unclassified

 

  10

Notice of motion

Oral report Unclassified

 

 11

Questions

Oral report Unclassified

 

12

Recommendation for the appointment of Officers – President and Vice-President (Senior) respectively for confirmation at the AGM on 5 July 2024

Oral report Unclassified

 

13

Election of President (Junior) – recommendation for confirmation at the AGM on 5 July 2024

Oral report Unclassified

 
14

Election of Treasurer – recommendation for confirmation at the AGM on 5 July 2024

Oral report Unclassified

 
15

Other elections 

 

 

15a

Chair, Advancement of the Professions Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

15b

Chair, Education Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

15c

Chair, Standards Committee

Oral report Unclassified

 

16

Any other College business (unclassified items)

Oral report Unclassified

 

17

Risk Register, equality and diversity (unclassified items)

Oral report Unclassified

 

18

Date of next meeting - Thursday, 6 June 2024 at 10:00am

Oral report Unclassified

 

 

Confidential session

 

 

19 Matters for decision by Council and for report 

Confidential 

 

19a

Update on major projects

Oral report Confidential

1,2,3,4

19b Annual retention fee payment arrangements for veterinary surgeons 2024-25 - update Oral report Confidential 1.3
19c RCVS accreditation of veterinary programmes in the European Union Confidential 3
19d RCVS Honours and Awards Private 5
20 Any other College business (confidential items)    
20a Comments on classified appendices

Oral report

Confidential

1,2,3,4,5
21 Risk Register, equality and diversity (confidential item)

Oral report Confidential

#TBC
22 Strategic Plan - Workshop (confidential item)

Oral report Confidential

1,3,4