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Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Current ministers, official publications and departmental history, exactly as published.

§ Ministers

Recorded ministerial post holdings

0 recorded
No ministerial post holdings are recorded against this organisation's official GOV.UK URL yet.
§ Consultations

Consultations and government responses

8 recorded
§ Publications

Other official publications

59 recorded
Research · 2026-07-31
Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2023
notice · 2026-07-31
Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions
Official statistics · 2026-07-27
Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2026
Official statistics · 2026-07-13
VMD Published Standards 2026 to 2027: Monitoring performance
Guidance · 2026-07-10
Benefit-risk report (BRR) and signal notification submissions
Guidance · 2026-07-10
Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products in Great Britain
statistical data set · 2026-07-07
General Enquiries Service Standard Data
Corporate report · 2026-07-01
Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026
Guidance · 2026-06-10
Veterinary Medicines Directorate: Privacy Notice
Official statistics · 2026-04-28
Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2025
Government response · 2026-04-16
National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges 2025-2026
Official statistics · 2026-04-10
VMD Published Standards 2025 to 2026: Monitoring performance
Guidance · 2026-02-24
Timetables for national applications for MAs, ATCs and VHRs
Research · 2026-02-16
In-depth assessment of selected adverse events for 'Librela Solution for Injection for Dogs'
Research · 2026-02-02
Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2024
Research · 2025-12-18
Sales data 2014 - 2024 for UK authorised veterinary anticoccidials, antiprotozoals and antifungals
Policy paper · 2025-09-11
Statement of Intent: UK Veterinary Vaccine Availability
Corporate report · 2025-09-02
Veterinary Medicines Directorate Regulators’ Code
Policy paper · 2025-07-21
Cross-government Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group Roadmap
Corporate report · 2025-07-03
Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025
Policy paper · 2025-06-19
Veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland
Official statistics · 2025-04-29
Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2024
Official statistics · 2025-04-17
VMD Published Standards 2024 to 2025: Monitoring performance
Policy paper · 2025-03-07
Vaccination of birds against high pathogenicity avian influenza (bird flu) joint statement
notice · 2025-02-11
MAVIS Hub Edition 133
Corporate report · 2024-12-13
Defra group equality objectives
notice · 2024-11-14
MAVIS Hub Edition 132
Corporate report · 2024-11-05
Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024
Research · 2024-10-24
Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2022
notice · 2024-09-03
Summary of product characteristics for Syvazul BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
notice · 2024-09-03
Summary of product characteristics for BLUEVAC-3 BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
notice · 2024-09-03
Summary of product characteristics for Bultavo-3 BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
Government response · 2024-08-27
National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges
notice · 2024-08-13
MAVIS Hub Edition 131
notice · 2024-05-09
MAVIS Hub Edition 130
Official statistics · 2024-04-29
Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2023
Closed consultation · 2024-02-02
Review of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
notice · 2024-01-31
MAVIS hub edition 129
Research · 2023-11-29
UK One Health Report: Joint report on antibiotic use, antibiotic sales and antibiotic resistance.
notice · 2023-11-06
Mavis Hub Edition 128
Corporate report · 2023-10-19
Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023
notice · 2023-08-02
MAVIS Hub Edition 127
Closed consultation · 2023-05-18
Importing, batch testing and batch release of veterinary medicines in GB
notice · 2023-05-02
Mavis Hub Edition 126
notice · 2023-02-03
Mavis Hub Edition 125
notice · 2022-11-01
Mavis Hub Edition 124
Corporate report · 2022-10-25
Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022
notice · 2022-08-01
Mavis Hub Edition 123
notice · 2022-05-03
Mavis Hub Edition 122
notice · 2022-02-04
MAVIS Hub Edition 121
notice · 2021-11-03
MAVIS Hub Edition 120
notice · 2021-08-02
MAVIS Hub Edition 119
notice · 2021-05-13
MAVIS Hub Edition 118
notice · 2021-02-03
MAVIS Hub Edition 117
notice · 2020-11-09
MAVIS Hub Edition 116
notice · 2020-07-30
MAVIS Hub Edition 115
notice · 2020-05-04
MAVIS Hub Edition 114
notice · 2020-02-06
MAVIS Hub Edition 113
Government response · 2018-10-10
Review of approach to issuing animal test certificates for veterinary medicines
§ Timeline

Departmental lifecycle events

67 recorded
  1. 2026-07-31 · publication
    Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions
    References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.
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  2. 2026-07-31 · publication
    Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2023
    This UK VARSS report provides the details of UK veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  3. 2026-07-27 · publication
    Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2026
    Residues of veterinary medicines in food 2026 surveillance results, a rolling summary.
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  4. 2026-07-13 · publication
    VMD Published Standards 2026 to 2027: Monitoring performance
    Reporting against VMD published standards up to 31 March 2027.
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  5. 2026-07-10 · publication
    Benefit-risk report (BRR) and signal notification submissions
    Benefit-Risk Submission Report (BRSR) and Pharmacovigilance Sales Submission (PSS) templates and guidance for completion of BRSRs, PSSs and signal notifications.
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  6. 2026-07-10 · publication
    Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products in Great Britain
    Explanation of what Pharmacovigilance means and who is responsible. These documents must be read with the Implementation Explainer at VMD Information Hub.
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  7. 2026-07-07 · publication
    General Enquiries Service Standard Data
    Monthly reporting against service standards for answering general enquiries.
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  8. 2026-07-01 · publication
    Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026
    Annual report and accounts for the financial year April 2025 to March 2026.
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  9. 2026-06-10 · publication
    Veterinary Medicines Directorate: Privacy Notice
    Privacy notice regarding personal data processed by the VMD.
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  10. 2026-04-28 · publication
    Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2025
    Residues of veterinary medicines in food 2025 surveillance results, a rolling summary.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  11. 2026-04-16 · government_response
    National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges 2025-2026
    We are seeking views on proposals to revise the charges paid by businesses in the NRCP (National Residues Control Programme).
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  12. 2026-04-10 · publication
    VMD Published Standards 2025 to 2026: Monitoring performance
    Reporting against VMD published standards up to 31 March 2026.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  13. 2026-02-24 · publication
    Timetables for national applications for MAs, ATCs and VHRs
    All national applications will be processed on one of six timetables that vary in length depending on the complexity and nature of the application under assessment.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  14. 2026-02-16 · publication
    In-depth assessment of selected adverse events for 'Librela Solution for Injection for Dogs'
    Results of in-depth assessment of reports of death, arthritis and human exposure following administration of Librela in dogs in the United Kingdom.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  15. 2026-02-02 · publication
    Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2024
    This UK VARSS report provides the details of UK veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  16. 2026-01-19 · consultation_closed
    National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges 2025-2026
    GOV.UK Content API ↗
  17. 2025-12-18 · publication
    Sales data 2014 - 2024 for UK authorised veterinary anticoccidials, antiprotozoals and antifungals
    Sales data from Marketing Authorisation Holders for UK authorised veterinary medicines and UK authorised specified feed additives containing anticoccidials (coccidiostats), antiprotozoals and antifungals.
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  18. 2025-11-24 · consultation_opened
    National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges 2025-2026
    GOV.UK Content API ↗
  19. 2025-09-11 · publication
    Statement of Intent: UK Veterinary Vaccine Availability
    This Statement of Intent sets out a strategic framework for future cross-sector action to address issues concerning veterinary vaccine availability.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  20. 2025-09-02 · publication
    Veterinary Medicines Directorate Regulators’ Code
    How we comply with the Regulators’ Code requirements.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  21. 2025-07-21 · publication
    Cross-government Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group Roadmap
    The Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Group (PiE) have set out a roadmap of activities to address the levels of fipronil and imidacloprid detected in UK waterways.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  22. 2025-07-03 · publication
    Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025
    Annual report and accounts for the financial year April 2024 to March 2025.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  23. 2025-06-19 · publication
    Veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland
    The Government’s approach to safeguarding the continued supply of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  24. 2025-04-29 · publication
    Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2024
    Residues of veterinary medicines in food 2024 surveillance results, a rolling summary.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  25. 2025-04-17 · publication
    VMD Published Standards 2024 to 2025: Monitoring performance
    Reporting against VMD published standards up to 31 March 2025.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  26. 2025-03-07 · publication
    Vaccination of birds against high pathogenicity avian influenza (bird flu) joint statement
    Vaccination of birds against high pathogenicity avian influenza joint statement from the avian influenza vaccination taskforce.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  27. 2025-02-11 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 133
    Marketing Authorisations Veterinary Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 133.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  28. 2024-12-13 · publication
    Defra group equality objectives
    This document sets out Defra group’s equality objectives for 2024 to 2026.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  29. 2024-11-14 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 132
    Marketing Authorisations Veterinary Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 132.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  30. 2024-11-05 · publication
    Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024
    Document for the Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  31. 2024-10-24 · publication
    Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2022
    This UK VARSS report provides the details of UK veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  32. 2024-09-03 · publication
    Summary of product characteristics for BLUEVAC-3 BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
    Summary of product characteristics for BLUEVAC-3 BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  33. 2024-09-03 · publication
    Summary of product characteristics for Bultavo-3 BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
    Summary of product characteristics for Bultavo-3 BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  34. 2024-09-03 · publication
    Summary of product characteristics for Syvazul BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
    Summary of product characteristics for Syvazul BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  35. 2024-08-27 · government_response
    National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges
    We are seeking views on proposals to revise the charges paid by businesses in the National Residues Control Programme (NRCP).
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  36. 2024-08-13 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 131
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 131
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  37. 2024-05-09 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 130
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 130
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  38. 2024-04-29 · publication
    Residues of veterinary medicines in food: 2023
    Residues of veterinary medicines in food 2023 surveillance results, a rolling summary.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  39. 2024-03-28 · consultation_closed
    National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges
    GOV.UK Content API ↗
  40. 2024-02-02 · consultation_closed
    Review of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
    Seeking views on changes to the law on veterinary medicines.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  41. 2024-01-31 · publication
    MAVIS hub edition 129
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 129
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  42. 2024-01-17 · consultation_opened
    National Residues Control Programme: revision of charges
    GOV.UK Content API ↗
  43. 2023-11-29 · publication
    UK One Health Report: Joint report on antibiotic use, antibiotic sales and antibiotic resistance.
    The third publication of the One Health Report brings together antibiotic resistance and consumption data from humans, animals, food, and the environment.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  44. 2023-11-06 · publication
    Mavis Hub Edition 128
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 128
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  45. 2023-10-19 · publication
    Veterinary Medicines Directorate Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023
    Document for the Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  46. 2023-08-02 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 127
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 127.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  47. 2023-05-18 · consultation_closed
    Importing, batch testing and batch release of veterinary medicines in GB
    Proposals set out to update the Veterinary Medicines Regulations for batch testing and batch releasing of imported veterinary medicines, as they apply in GB.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  48. 2023-05-18 · consultation_opened
    Importing, batch testing and batch release of veterinary medicines in GB
    GOV.UK Content API ↗
  49. 2023-05-02 · publication
    Mavis Hub Edition 126
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 126.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  50. 2023-02-03 · publication
    Mavis Hub Edition 125
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 125.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  51. 2023-02-02 · consultation_opened
    Review of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
    GOV.UK Content API ↗
  52. 2022-11-01 · publication
    Mavis Hub Edition 124
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 124.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  53. 2022-10-25 · publication
    Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022
    Document for the Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  54. 2022-08-01 · publication
    Mavis Hub Edition 123
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 123.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  55. 2022-05-03 · publication
    Mavis Hub Edition 122
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 122.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  56. 2022-02-04 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 121
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 121.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  57. 2021-11-03 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 120
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 120
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  58. 2021-08-02 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 119
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 119
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  59. 2021-05-13 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 118
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 118
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  60. 2021-02-03 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 117
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 117
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  61. 2020-11-09 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 116
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 116
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  62. 2020-07-30 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 115
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 115
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  63. 2020-05-04 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 114
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 114
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  64. 2020-02-06 · publication
    MAVIS Hub Edition 113
    Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 113
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  65. 2018-10-10 · government_response
    Review of approach to issuing animal test certificates for veterinary medicines
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  66. 2015-04-24 · consultation_closed
    Review of approach to issuing animal test certificates for veterinary medicines
    GOV.UK Content API ↗
  67. 2015-02-27 · consultation_opened
    Review of approach to issuing animal test certificates for veterinary medicines
    GOV.UK Content API ↗