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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' - new 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
16 January 2025
The agenda for the RCVS Council meeting of Thursday, 16 January 2025 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 |
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| 1 |
President's Introduction |
Oral report | |
| 2 |
Apologies for Absence |
Oral report |
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| 3 |
Declarations of Interests |
Oral report |
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| 4 |
Minutes of meeting held on 7 November and remote decisions made 17-19 November 2024 and 5-9 December 2024 |
Refer to Council Minutes |
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| 5 |
Matters arising |
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| 5a |
Obituaries |
Oral report |
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| 5b |
Council correspondence | Oral report |
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| 5c |
CEO update |
Oral report | |
| 6 |
Matters for decision by Council and for report |
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| 6a |
Discretionary Fund | Unclassified |
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| 6b |
Eligibility of veterinary graduates from EAEVE approved / accredited schools for RCVS registration | Unclassified |
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| 6c |
Council culture |
Unclassified | |
| 7 |
Report of standing committees - To Note |
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| 7a |
Advancement of the Professions Committee |
Oral report |
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| 7b |
Audit and Risk Committee |
Oral report |
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| 7c | Education Committee | Oral report |
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| 7d |
Finance and Resources Committee |
Oral report |
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| 7e |
Registration Committee |
Oral report |
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| 7f |
Standards Committee |
Oral report |
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| 7g |
Veterinary Nurses Council |
Oral report |
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| 7h |
PIC/DC Liaison Committee |
Oral report |
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| 8 |
Reports of statutory committees - to note |
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| 8a |
Preliminary Investigation Committee |
Oral report |
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| 8b |
RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee |
Oral report |
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| 8c |
Disciplinary Committee and RVN Disciplinary Committee |
Oral report |
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| 9 |
Notices of Motion |
Oral report |
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| 10 |
Questions |
Oral report |
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| 11 | Any other College business (unclassified items) |
Oral report |
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| 12 | Risk register, equality and diversity |
Oral report |
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| 13 | Date of next meeting - Thursday, 13 March 2025 |
Oral report |
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| Confidential session |
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| 14 | Matters for decision by Council and for report |
Confidential |
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| 14a | Update on major projects |
Confidential |
1, 3, 4 |
| 14b | CMS project plan - update |
Confidential |
1, 3, 4 |
| 14c | Annual retention fee payment arrangements for veterinary surgeons 2025-26 | Confidential |
1, 3 |
| 14d | Legislative change |
Confidential |
1 |
| 14e | CMA update |
Confidential |
2 |
| 14f | RCVS brand review - update |
Confidential |
1 |
| 14g | RCVS Strategic Plan 2025 - 2029 |
Confidential |
1 |
| 15 | Any other College business (confidential items) |
Confidential |
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| 15a | Comments of classified appendices |
Oral report Confidential |
# TBC |
| 15b | Other business |
Confidential |
# TBC |
| 16 | Confidential |
# TBC |
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| 17 | Council member training session |
Confidential |
1, 4 |