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Veterinary Laboratories Agency and predecessors: Directorate: Registered Files (DTE...

Catalogue reference: VL 1

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VL 1

This series contains records of the Chief Executive and senior managers' activities in establishing the Central Veterinary Laboratory as an executive agency. Subsequent records relate to the ongoing management of the Laboratory, including under...

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Reference

VL 1

Title
Veterinary Laboratories Agency and predecessors: Directorate: Registered Files (DTE series)
Date

1989-1997

Description

This series contains records of the Chief Executive and senior managers' activities in establishing the Central Veterinary Laboratory as an executive agency. Subsequent records relate to the ongoing management of the Laboratory, including under its new identity as the Veterinary Laboratories Agency from 1995.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Central Veterinary Laboratory, 1894-1990
  • Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL), 1990-1995
  • Veterinary Laboratories Agency, 1995-2011
Physical description

14 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2023 Animal and Plant Health Agency

Accumulation dates

1988-

Accruals

This series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

Selected under Acquisition Policy criteria 2.2.2.1 and 2.2.2.2, documenting the establishment of the veterinary laboratory agenciy functions of MAFF and their interactions with farming communities in the UK.

Administrative / biographical background

The DTE series of registered files was created in 1988 in preparation for the Central Veterinary Laboratory becoming an executive agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1990. It continued in use after the Laboratory merged with the network of Veterinary Investigation Centres to form the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) in 1995.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16294/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

41 records

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Veterinary Laboratories Agency and predecessors: Directorate: Registered Files (DTE series)