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13 March 2025

The agenda for the RCVS Council meeting of Thursday, 13 March 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

Minutes of meeting held on 16 January 2025

Refer to Council Minutes

1, 2, 3, 4

5

Matters arising

   

  5a

Obituaries

Oral report

 

  5b

Council correspondence

Oral report

 

  5c

CEO update

Oral report  

6

Matters for decision by Council and for report

   

  6a

RCVS governance reform

Unclassified 

 

6b

Review of Public Advisory Group

Unclassified

 

6c

Council culture

Unclassified  

6d

RCVS Strategic plan 2025 - 2029

Unclassified  

7

Reports of standing committees - To Note

   

  7a

Advancement of the Professions Committee

Oral report

 

  7b

Audit and Risk Committee

Oral report

 

  7c Education Committee

Oral report

 

  7d

Finance and Resources Committee

Oral report

 

  7e

Registration Committee

Oral report

 

7f

Standards Committee

Oral report

 

  7g

Veterinary Nurses Council

Oral report

 

  7h

PIC/DC Liaison Committee

Oral report

 

8

Reports of statutory committees - to note

   

  8a

Preliminary Investigation Committee 

Oral report

 

  8b

RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee

Oral report

 

  8c

Disciplinary Committee and RVN Disciplinary Committee 

Oral report

 

9

Notices of Motion

Oral report

 

10

Questions

Oral report

 

11

Recommendation for the appointment of Officers – President and Vice-President (Senior) respectively for confirmation at the AGM on 4 July 2025

Oral report

 

12

Election of Junior Vice-President – recommendation for confirmation at the AGM on 4 July 2025

Oral report

 

13

Election of Treasurer – recommendation for confirmation at the AGM on 4 July 2025

Oral report

 

14

Other elections

 

 

14a

Chair, Advancement of the Professions Committee

Oral report

 

14b

Chair, Education Committee

Oral report

 

14c

Chair, Standards Committee

Oral report

 
15

Any other College business (unclassified items)

Oral report

 
16

Risk register, equality and diversity 

Oral report

 

17

Date of next meeting - Thursday, 5 June 2025

Oral report

 

 

Confidential session

 

 

18

Matters for decision by Council and for report

Confidential 

 

18a

Update on major projects

Oral report, Confidential

1, 2, 3, 4

18b

CMA update

Oral report, Confidential

1, 3, 4

18c RCVS Website project update 

Confidential

1, 2, 3

18d

Statutory Membership Examination Appeals procedures

Confidential

1

18e

Legislative change

Confidential 

1

18f

Standard Indemnity 

 Confidential 

1, 2, 3

18g

Audit and Risk Committee recruitment – update

Oral report, Private

1, 5

18h RCVS Honours and Awards

Private

1, 5

19

Any other College business (confidential items)

Confidential

 

19a

Comments of classified appendices

Oral report, Confidential 

# TBC

19b

Other business

Oral report, Confidential

# TBC

20

Risk Register, equality and diversity (confidential items)

Confidential 

 # TBC