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Working Groups

Fitness to Practise and Standard of Proof

This working group developed our position on the recommendations from the RCVS Legislation Working Party under Part 4 of the LWP report: Introducing a modern ‘fitness to practise’ regime AND on RCVS recommendations in relation to the Standard of Proof, including:

  • Introducing the concept of current impairment
  • Widening the grounds for investigation
  • Introducing a wider range of sanctions
  • A change to the civil standard of proof for disciplinary

Members

  • Julian Wells – Chair
  • Izzie Arthur – Association of Veterinary Students
  • Maddy Campbell – Ethics and Welfare Advisory Panel
  • David Catlow – ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ member
  • Ryan Davis – Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons
  • Daniella Dos Santos – ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Senior Vice President
  • Cath Grimsey – Veterinary Management Group
  • Dr Judith Hulf – non-vet
  • Malcolm Morley – Policy Committee
  • Catherine Oxtoby – ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ member
  • Gudrun Ravetz - ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Legislation Working Party representative
  • Fabian Rivers – recent graduate
  • Peter Robinson – ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ member

Meeting minutes

This group has now completed its work and has been disbanded.Â