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ALB, Arm’s Length Bodies, Public Bodies, Quangos, Public Servants, Civil Servants

Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)

Veterinary Medicines Directorate is a Executive Agency sponsored by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. To protect public health, animal health, the environment, and to promote animal welfare by assuring the safety, quality, and efficacy of veterinary medicines. Pharmaceutical industry, verterinary surgeons.

Regional Remit

VMD operates in the UK. Their headquarters are located in South East England.


Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025

2023/24 Chair's Name

Alison White

Established

1990

Ombudsman

Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Finances

This figure provides an overview of Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s income and expenditure during the 2023/24 financial year.

Some ALBs, such as those with Trading Fund status, do not classify their spending data by RDEL, CDEL, and AME and will report £0 for these values.
For more information regarding RDEL, CDEL and AME, please see our analysis of ALB Spending.

Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24


Staffing

The figure below shows the types of staff employed by Veterinary Medicines Directorate on 31 March 2024.


Cabinet Office | ALB Landscape Analysis 2023-24

Arms Length Bodies

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