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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Committee of Inquiry into the Veterinary...

Catalogue reference: MAF 470

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MAF 470

The series contains the evidence submitted to the Committee of Inquiry into the Veterinary Profession, plus minutes and agendas of meetings and supporting papers.

Full description and record details

Reference
MAF 470
Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Committee of Inquiry into the Veterinary Profession: Registered Files (CQB Series)
Date
1970-1977
Description

The series contains the evidence submitted to the Committee of Inquiry into the Veterinary Profession, plus minutes and agendas of meetings and supporting papers.

Related material

See also MAF 425

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
CQB
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Committee of Inquiry into the Veterinary Profession, 1971-1975
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001
Physical description
123 file(s)
Access conditions
Open
Immediate source of acquisition

in 2014 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Custodial history
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food until 2001 when the department became the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Accumulation dates
Series was opened in 1970 and ended in 1971.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected
Selection and destruction information
Selected under Acquisition Policy criterion 2.2.2.2, documenting the impact of the state on the environment.
Administrative / biographical background

In April 1970 on the basis of evidence provided by the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the Minister of Agriculture announced the Government?s intention to set up a Committee of Inquiry to consider and report on the future role and educational needs of the veterinary profession in the UK and to make recommendations. The Committee received and considered both written and oral evidence with a final report detailing the Committee?s recommendations being published in July 1975.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12755896/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Committee of Inquiry into the Veterinary Profession: Registered Files (CQB Series)