Category: Brexit
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so far in the 2021-22 Parliamentary Session…
Our latest Veterinary Policy Research Foundation Newsletter is out! Here we share some updates and highlights from the last few months. After Scotland passed a similar Bill in July 2020, the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act became law in England and Wales on the 29th April 2021. It increases the maximum sentence available for the most…
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A question of Animal Sentience?
This issue has been a subject of interest for us, other Parliamentarians and particularly the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for some time but rejection of the Amendment (New Clause 30) to the Withdrawal Bill in the House of Commons on 15th November has heightened interest. At the Veterinary Policy Research Foundation we have compiled an Animal…
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Making Brexit work for animal welfare
Lord Trees spoke on 17 October in the House of Lords in a debate on the EU subcommittee reports on Brexit: agriculture and Brexit: farm animal welfare with Defra Minister Lord Gardiner. He took the opportunity to ask the Minister for further clarity on the rights of non-UK EU vets to continue to work in…
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UK Government publishes Brexit Policy on Science and Innovation
Today the UK Government published a policy paper which outlines the UK’s objectives for a science and innovation agreement with the EU post Brexit. The full document is available here. Some key points particularly relevant for veterinarians are summarised below: Movement of people The UK Government has stated that whilst freedom of movement will cease…
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Brexit and Vets
Since the referendum decision on 23rd June 2016 we have been actively compiling briefing materials relating to the challenges and opportunities presented leaving the EU. Below we have listed are a collection of documents which we consider to be helpful resources for veterinarians, parliamentarians and the media in assessing the impact of Brexit on veterinarians…
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Brexit: A veterinary Fact File
In the wake of the referendum result and as parliamentary and international events continue to unfold we have been busy putting together a fact-file of information we feel is relevant to veterinarians. The document is available here and includes information relating to: EU legislation Workforce RCVS impacts Pharmaceuticals Surveillance and biosecurity Animal Welfare Food and farming Research…