Consultation: Reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

Overview

Dyma gyfieithiad o’r ymgynghoriad i’r Gymraeg gyda chwestiynau ar wahân ac atodiadau.

Defra, on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive, Scottish Government, and Welsh Government are consulting on proposals for potential reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.

This includes proposals for a licence to practise process, introducing a fitness to practise process, regulating businesses and animal healthcare providers, and ensuring that the governance of the professions and sector is up-to-date and fit-for-purpose.

The entire consultation may take up to 4 hours to complete but you don't need to complete all of the chapters. There are opportunities to skip ahead, save and/or come back later. Please note that your responses will not be recorded until you have completed the final pages and clicked the "submit response" button.

 

If you are not able to use Citizen Space, you can download the consultation and send it to VSA-Reform@defra.gov.uk or mail it to: Freepost VSA Reform.

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Closes 25 Mar 2026

Opened 28 Jan 2026

Audiences

  • Abattoir Operator
  • Animal welfare campaigners
  • Charities/Voluntary Organisations
  • Farmers
  • Food Business Operators
  • Horse riders
  • Livestock show ground operators
  • Operators of animal gatherings
  • Pet Carriers
  • Pet Interest Groups
  • Pet Owners
  • Tenant Farmers
  • Veterinarians
  • Vets

Interests

  • Consultation