Chief Veterinary Officer
On the 9 November 2007 Defra announced that UK Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Debby Reynolds has decided to take early retirement after four years as Britain’s chief vet. Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Fred Landeg will take over the Chief Veterinary Officer role in the interim. Alick Simmons has been confirmed as Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer.
Latest news
21 November 2007 - Information bulletin: Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer confirmed.
9 November 2007 - New release: Chief vet leaves with plaudits after four years service.
19 September 2007 - Debby Reynold's presentation on Resilience and Animal Disease Emergenices 
(795 KB - large file size) to the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies conference on Delivering Resilience has been published. Further information on the conference is available at www.rusi.org.
18 May 2007 - The Report of the Chief Veterinary Officer 2006 has been published.
- Debby Reynolds' presentation to the OIE Regional Commission for Europe,
26 - 30 September 2006 - 'Live
animal and food smuggling - Current practice, prevention and repression
tools'
(1.3 MB - Please note this is a large file).
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Further information
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Government Veterinary Surgeons website - includes information about jobs and topical issues regarding vets in government.
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Animal Health - Government's delivery agent responsible for animal health and welfare in England, Scotland and Wales.
Page last modified: 11 January, 2008