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Standards Committee
Terms of reference
The terms of reference of the Standards Committee are to provide advice and guidance on the professional conduct of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses. (View full terms of reference)
Members
- Miss Linda Belton MRCVS (Chair)
- Dr Sinéad Bennett MRCVS
- Dr Olivia Cook MRCVS (Vice Chair)
- Professor Derek Bray
- Ms Linda Ford
- Professor Christoper Loughrey FRCVS
- Dr Alice McLeish MRCVS
- Dr Sue Paterson FRCVS
- Mr Matthew Rendle RVN - VN Council Representative
- Mr Tim Walker
- Dr Will Wilkinson MRCVS
Committee Secretary
Beth Jinks (T 020 7202 0764, E [email protected])
Meeting dates
- 23 October 2024
- 24 September 2024
- 12 June 2024
- 16 April 2024
- 14 February 2024
- 13 November 2023
- 11 September 2023
- 25 August 2023
- 15 May 2023
- 21 February 2023
- 6 February 2023
- 7 December 2022
- 14 November 2022
- 10 November 2022
- 24 October 2022
- 12 September 2022
- 4 August 2022
- 16 June 2022
- 19 May 2022
- 9 May 2022
- 31 March 2022
- 7 February 2022
- 24 January 2022
- 15 December 2021
- 15 November 2021
- 26 October 2021
- 13 September 2021
- 25 August 2021
- 4 August 2021
- 16 July 2021
- 10 May 2021
- 4 March 2021
- 8 February 2021
- 12 January 2021
- 15 December 2020
- 9 November 2020
- 7 September 2020
- 27 April 2020
- 10 February 2020
- 11 November 2019
Full terms of reference
The Standards Committee shall provide advice and guidance on the professional conduct of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses, including, but not limited to:
a) publishing a Code or Codes of Professional Conduct, subject to the approval of the Council;
b) publishing as necessary advice on professional conduct;
c) responding to professional conduct issues raised by the RCVS Council, Veterinary Nurses' Council or any committee of the RCVS;
d) responding to requests for advice from members of the profession and the public, as agreed by the chair; and,
e) overseeing the development of the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme by the Practice Standards Group, making recommendations to Council as appropriate, and considering appeals from the Practice Standards Scheme Review Group.