Animal Plant Health Agency
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This contingency plan describes how government, and operational partners, prepare for and respond to an exotic notifiable disease outbreak or incident.
This document is reviewed each year.
Legislation Notifiable diseases are covered by legislation. This includes:
Published 17 March 2016
Last updated 8 November 2024
+show all updates 8 November 2024 We removed the version of this document published on 8 November 2024 as it was not ready for publication.
8 November 2024 Updated the document 'Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals in England' with the latest version
17 July 2023 Updated both documents with the latest versions following an annual review.
18 July 2022 Updated both documents with the latest versions following an annual review.
19 July 2021 Updated both documents with the latest versions following an annual review.
5 November 2019 Updated both documents with the latest versions following an annual review.
27 November 2018 Added the 2018 version of the contingency plan.
28 November 2017 2017 edition of the contingency plan is now available.
17 March 2016 First published.