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Guidance

Veterinary Services Market Investigation (Funding) Order 2026 and Veterinary Services Market Investigation Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (Funding) Undertakings 2026

This Order and the related Undertakings require relevant veterinary businesses to pay a fee to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and provide mechanisms which put in place the funding required for the RCVS’s performance of certain activities.

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published:
20 August 2026

Documents

Notice of making an Order

PDF, 294 KB, 29 pages

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Veterinary Services Market Investigation (Funding) Order 2026

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Explanatory Note to this Order

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Notice of accepting Undertakings

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Veterinary Services Market Investigation Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (Funding) Undertakings 2026

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Annex

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Details

The Order and Undertakings follow the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) market investigation into veterinary services for household pets.

The Order and Undertakings will:

  • require some veterinary businesses to pay a fee
  • provide funding for the RCVS
  • support the remedies decided on in the final report and help monitor how they are working

The explanatory note explains how the Order will work.

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Published 20 August 2026

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