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Administrative timetable

Statutory deadline: 22 November 2025

• Administrative timetable (PDF, 129KB) (25.9.24)

• Administrative timetable infographic (PDF, 324KB) (25.9.24)

Summaries of roundtable discussions

4 December 2024: The CMA Inquiry Group and case team have held a series of roundtables to assist in our understanding of the market for veterinary services for household pets in the UK. Summaries of those roundtables are published here.

• Summary of academic roundtable discussions (PDF, 130KB) (4.12.24)
• Summary of animal charity roundtable discussions (PDF, 121KB) (4.12.24)
• Summary of consumer roundtable discussions (PDF, 134KB) (4.12.24)
• Summary of Edinburgh roundtable discussions (PDF, 130KB) (4.12.24)
• Summary of Manchester roundtable discussions (PDF, 147KB) (4.12.24)
• Summary of Swansea roundtable discussions (PDF, 122KB) (4.12.24)
• Summary of vet nurses roundtable discussions (PDF, 151KB) (4.12.24)
• Summary of vet students and new graduates roundtable discussions (PDF, 129KB) (4.12.24)
• Summary of vets who recently set up a practice roundtable discussions (PDF, 124KB) (4.12.24)
• Summary of vets who work at large corporate groups roundtable discussions (PDF, 125KB) (4.12.24)

Inquiry Chair speech

15 November 2024: The CMA Inquiry Chair, Martin Coleman provided an update on the market investigation in a speech delivered at the BVA Congress at the London Vet Show.

• Vets Market Investigation update from the Inquiry Chair (15.11.24)

Approach to profitability and financial analysis

1 November 2024: The CMA has published a working paper setting out how it plans to carry out profitability and financial analysis. It explains our proposed methodology, including the time period we plan to examine, what measures of profitability we intend to assess, and how we will examine the profitability of different providers of veterinary services.

The deadline for comments is 5pm on Friday 22 November 2024.

• Working paper (PDF, 599KB) (1.11.24)

Appointment of veterinary advisory panel

25 September 2024: To assist in the market investigation the CMA Inquiry Group have appointed two veterinary nurses and four veterinary surgeons to our veterinary advisory panel. The purpose of the advisory panel is to provide the Group with insight and analysis on an ad hoc basis on matters relating to practicing as a veterinary nurse and veterinary surgeon.

• Appointees to the CMAs veterinary advisory panel (PDF, 124KB) (25.9.24)

• Press release: Vets Market Investigation: CMA updates on behind the scenes progress (25.9.24)

Consumer survey

Draft consumer survey invitation letter

16 October 2024: The CMA has published a draft consumer survey invitation letter. The deadline for comments is midday on Tuesday 22 October 2024.

• Draft consumer survey invitation letter notice (PDF, 97KB) (16.10.24)

• Draft consumer survey invitation letter (PDF, 244KB) (16.10.24)

Draft consumer survey

16 September 2024: The CMA published documents for comment in relation to a consumer survey. The deadline for comments on the draft questionnaire below was 11am on Monday 23 September 2024.

• Draft questionnaire notice (PDF, 96KB) (16.9.24)

• Draft questionnaire (PDF, 261KB) (16.9.24)

Responses to issues statement

• A Veterinary Practice (PDF, 334KB) (20.8.24)
• Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA) (PDF, 294KB) (20.8.24)
• Assistance Dogs UK (ADUK) (PDF, 142KB) (20.8.24)
• AURA (PDF, 1,173KB) (20.8.24)
• British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) (PDF, 244KB) (20.8.24)
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