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Temporary certificate of competence to slaughter or kill animals

Apply for a temporary certificate of competence (CoC) to slaughter or kill animals under Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.

Applies to England and Wales

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Apply for a temporary certificate of competence to slaughter or kill animals

Temporary certificate of competence to slaughter or kill animals (paper version)

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Temporary certificate of competence to slaughter or kill animals (Welsh paper version)

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Details

You can apply for a temporary certificate of competence (CoC) if you:

  • work in a slaughterhouse
  • do not have a full CoC for an operation you’re doing
  • have registered on a Food and Drink Qualifications (FDQ) approved training course
  • want to add new species or activities to your current CoC

The temporary CoC is only valid for 3 months. During this period, you must be supervised by someone who holds a full CoC for the species and operations that your temporary CoC is valid for.

Before you start

Before you apply for a temporary CoC, you’ll need to:

If you want to add new species or activities to your existing CoC, you’ll need to know your current CoC ID number.

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Other ways to apply

You can also apply for temporary CoC by post. Send the completed form to:

WATOK CoC
Transactions Team
Food Standards Agency
Foss House
Room 112
Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PR

Get help

For help with this form, contact the Food Standards Agency by:

WATOK CoC
Business Support Team
Food Standards Agency
Room 112
Foss House
Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PR

Updates to this page

Published 15 October 2015
Last updated 5 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added an online form to apply for a temporary certificate of competence to slaughter or kill animals.

  2. Updated with the latest versions of the forms.

  3. Updated with the latest version of the form and added a Welsh version.

  4. First published.

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