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Our structure

Policy Committee

Policy Committee (PC) plays a key role in the development of ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ policy across a wide range of animal health and welfare, public health, and veterinary professional issues, reporting to ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Council. PC works closely with ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Officers and the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ team to:

  • develop policy positions on priority issues, working in partnership with relevant species divisions and by convening task and finish working groups
  • horizon scan for the hot topics of interest to the profession
  • recommend and approve our policy, lobbying and campaigning priorities for each Association year
  • advise on our responses to consultations from Government, the devolved administrations and other key stakeholders


Policy Committee activity 

PC is currently:

  • closely following the Competition and Markets Authority investigation of veterinary services for household pets and advising on our response.
  • working with the relevant divisions to produce joint positions on identified priority animal welfare problems, including cages for laying hens and farrowing crates for pigs.
  • advising on the progress of three working groups, one on animals in performance sport, one on anthelmintics in grazing animals, and one on the UK veterinary agreement with the EU.


PC has recently:

Policy Committee members

PC is currently chaired by Alice Moore, and is composed of:

Meet the Policy Committee team
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Get involved

We advertise vacancies annually, in June, via our website, social media, and ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Bulletin. Vacancies are open to MRCVS who also hold current ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ membership.

Across the committee we encourage a range of expertise, interests, and backgrounds. We recognise and champion the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion and we are committed to ensuring that all members have equal opportunity to contribute to our work. Read our Equality diversity and inclusion policy.


To find out more, contact Amelia Findon, Policy and Governance Director: [email protected]

ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ working groups

Our working groups are convened by Policy Committee to develop the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ support the development of policy positions. Take a look at our current working groups.

Working groups