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Vets market investigation: draft fundingFunding Order and Undertakings

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Competition and Markets Authority
PublishedPublished:
30 June 2026
Last updated:
20 August 2026 — See all updates
This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) inviteshas published the final:

Feedback received

Anonymous respondent 1

PDF, 27.9 KB, 1 page

Anonymous respondent 2

PDF, 311 KB, 2 pages

Anonymous respondent 3

PDF, 324 KB, 2 pages

Anonymous respondent 4

PDF, 52.4 KB, 1 page

Blythman and Partners Veterinary Surgeons

PDF, 1.13 MB, 2 pages

British Equine Veterinary Association

PDF, 191 KB, 3 pages

BVA BSAVA SPVS BVNA VMG

PDF, 296 KB, 3 pages

CVS

PDF, 247 KB, 3 pages

Federation of Independent Veterinary Practices (FIVP)

PDF, 61.8 KB, 3 pages

Four Seasons Holistic Veterinary Care

PDF, 37.5 KB, 1 page

Happy Paws Spay-Neuter

PDF, 273 KB, 2 pages

Hook Norton Veterinary Group

PDF, 1.08 MB, 3 pages

IVC

PDF, 183 KB, 16 pages

Kimbolton Vets

PDF, 71.7 KB, 1 page

Linnaeus

PDF, 118 KB, 4 pages

Medivet

PDF, 220 KB, 6 pages

PDSA

PDF, 303 KB, 5 pages

Pets at Home

PDF, 762 KB, 39 pages

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)

PDF, 178 KB, 8 pages

Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS)

PDF, 145 KB, 8 pages

Stroud Road Vets

PDF, 27.5 KB, 1 page

VetPartners

PDF, 420 KB, 4 pages

VetsCompared

PDF, 47.3 KB, 3 pages

XL Vets

PDF, 143 KB, 4 pages

Original consultation

Summary

The CMA invited views on the draft funding Order and Undertakings.

This consultation iswas being held on another website.

This consultation closesran atfrom
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Consultation description

As part of our market investigation into veterinary services for household pets in the UK, we have published the draft:

  • Veterinary Services Market Investigation (Funding) Order 2026
  • Explanatory Note to this Order
  • Veterinary Services Market Investigation Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (Funding) Undertakings 2026

We areconsulted consulting on these draft documents, including the level of the levy which will be payable by veterinary businesses to the RCVS to re-imburse the costs it will incur between March 2026 and March 2027 and the basis of its calculation.

Documents

Draft fundingFunding Order notice

PDF, 453 KB, 28 pages

Draft fundingFunding Order

PDF, 303304 KB, 13 pages

Draft Explanatory Note

PDF, 339 KB, 12 pages

DraftRCVS fundingdraft UndertakingFunding Undertakings notice

PDF, 445446 KB, 26 pages

Draft RCVS Funding Undertakings

PDF, 387388 KB, 14 pages

Annex

PDF, 272 KB, 9 pages

Updates to this page

Published 30 June 2026
Last updated 20 August 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Consultation outcome and responses published.

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Update history

2026-08-20 13:11
Consultation outcome and responses published.

2026-06-30 12:01
First published.