BVA Scottish Branch
The BVA’s Scottish Branch brings together representatives of the BVA’s territorial and specialist divisions, government, academic institutions and research organisations in Scotland.
Aims
The aims of the Scottish Branch are to
- foster the interests of the veterinary profession in Scotland
- assist the BVA in its activities by advising on the consensus view of the Scottish members on Scottish and United Kingdom issues particularly with reference to the Scottish Parliament and Government, Scottish law, the National Farmers Union of Scotland and Scottish animal welfare organisations
- promote meetings in any part of Scotland for the discussion of veterinary topics and kindred subjects, including assisting in the coordination of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Membership
Every BVA member resident in Scotland is a member of the Scottish Branch.
Officers
There are three Officers of the Scottish Branch, posts which are currently held by the following members:
- President: Robert Anderson
- Senior Vice President: David Logue
- Honorary Secretary/Treasurer: Frank Stephen
Council
The role of the Scottish Branch Council is to
- discuss veterinary policy issues as they relate to Scotland and make all efforts to reach a consensus view on those issues; and
- assist the BVA in formulating policy
The current membership of the Council is
- Robert Anderson (President)
- David Logue (Senior Vice President
- Frank Stephen (Honorary Secretary/Treasurer & North of Scotland)
- Alison Gibbs (Ayrshire)
- Graham Bell (Dumfries & Galloway)
- Elspeth Scott (Scottish Metropolitan & AVTRW)
- Alistair Smith (BCVA)
- Ross Allan (BSAVA)
- Freda Scott-Park (HIVSS)
- Vacant (Moredun Group)
- Vacant (AHVLA)
- Vacant (West of Scotland)
- Prof. Charles Milne (FSA)
- Ronnie Soutar (Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies)
- Brian Hosie (Scottish Agricultural College)
- Sheila Voas (Scottish Government)
- Kathleen Robertson (BVA Council regional representative)
- Nick Jonsson (University of Glasgow’s School of Veterinary Medicine)
Meetings
The Scottish Branch Council meets three times a year. You can download the minutes 
of the 18/02/11 meeting and the minutes of the 7/11/11 meeting
Annual General Meeting
The Scottish Branch holds its Annual General Meeting in June, which all members of the BVA resident in Scotland may attend. The 2011 AGM took place on 16 June and the minutes are available to download.
Representation on BVA Council
Scotland has two representatives on BVA Council
- Kathleen Robertson has been elected by members in Scotland.
- The Scottish Branch nominated representative is Frank Stephen
Current activity
The Scottish Branch has recently
More information
For more information about the work of the Scottish Branch, including meeting papers and consultation responses, please contact policy@bva.co.uk
You can also download the BVA Scottish Branch Constitution