FOI2026/00193 – Inspections at a specific veterinary practice premises
Published 20 March 2026
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Your request
Please provide the following information in relation to the veterinary practice premises listed below for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019:
Veterinary practice premises:
C. J. Hall Veterinary Surgeons, 15 Temple Sheen Road, London SW14 7PY
Ham Veterinary Surgery, Richmond, TW10 5LD
Requested information:
1. Whether either premises was inspected by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) during the specified period, and if so, the dates and outcomes of such inspections.
2. Whether either premises held any authorisation, licence, approval or recorded status permitting the hospitalisation, holding or in-patient care of birds, including domestic, exotic or wild birds.
3. Whether either premises was authorised or recorded as suitable for keeping birds on the premises overnight or for extended periods.
4. Details of any conditions, limitations, compliance concerns or enforcement actions recorded by the VMD in relation to these premises during the specified period.
5. Confirmation of the regulatory basis under which veterinary premises are permitted (or not permitted) to hold birds as in-patients, if such information is held.
Our reply
Please see attached the Inspection reports for C J Hall Veterinary Surgeons, which was inspected on 05/12/2017 and Ham Veterinary Surgery which was inspected on 23/04/2018. The contents of these reports contain the details of any deficiencies, compliance concerns or enforcement actions recorded by the VMD in relation to these premises during the specified period.
Personal and confidential information about staff and internal processing have been redacted.
The VMD does not regulate, authorise or license veterinary premises for the keeping or hospitalisation of animals, including birds. These matters do not fall within the remit of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations and therefore are not assessed, recorded or regulated as part of VMD inspections.
Accordingly, the VMD holds no information in relation to:
- authorisations or licences permitting the hospitalisation or in‑patient care of birds (Q2);
- suitability of a premises to keep birds overnight or for extended periods (Q3);
- regulatory basis for veterinary premises holding birds as in‑patients (Q5).
These aspects are typically matters for professional veterinary standards regulated by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).
Although the VMD does not regulate permissions relating to animal accommodation, the following resources may assist in understanding what the VMD does inspect under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations: