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<p>The Department has made no assessment of the rise in professional misconduct claims
made against veterinary practices in the UK. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
(RCVS) is the regulatory body for the veterinary profession in the UK and at present
can only hear cases against individual veterinary surgeons amounting to gross professional
misconduct.</p><p> </p><p>The RCVS has submitted proposals to Defra for reform of
the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, including amendments to the disciplinary system
including statutory regulation of veterinary practices, not just individual vets.
These proposed changes are currently being considered.</p>
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