{ "name": "comparevetsoftware.com UK Veterinary Record Obligations", "title": "UK Veterinary Record Obligations", "url": "https://comparevetsoftware.com/datasets/uk-veterinary-record-obligations/", "csv": "https://comparevetsoftware.com/datasets/uk-veterinary-record-obligations.csv", "markdown": "https://comparevetsoftware.com/datasets/uk-veterinary-record-obligations/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-11-07", "license": "https://comparevetsoftware.com/terms", "headline": "The UK Veterinary Record Obligations carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, under different breakdowns, so no one range is stated, read 7 November 2026.", "quotes": [ "The UK Veterinary Record Obligations carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, under different breakdowns, so no one range is stated, read 7 November 2026.", "4 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 5 publish none, read 7 November 2026.", "UK Veterinary Record Obligations, obligation microchip and register a dog: median 8 week across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.", "UK Veterinary Record Obligations, obligation microchip and register a cat: median 20 week across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.", "UK Veterinary Record Obligations, obligation witnessing controlled drug destruction: median 142 GBP across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.", "UK Veterinary Record Obligations, obligation PSS assessment at which practice evidence is produced: median 4 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.", "UK Veterinary Record Obligations, retention period prescribing rationale record kept five years: median 5 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.", "UK Veterinary Record Obligations, retention period controlled drugs register kept two years after the date of the last entry: median 2 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026." ], "citation": "\"comparevetsoftware.com UK Veterinary Record Obligations\", updated 2026-11-07, https://comparevetsoftware.com/datasets/uk-veterinary-record-obligations/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "year", "n": 3, "median": 4, "min": 2, "max": 5, "p25": 2, "p75": 5, "mean": 3.6667, "units": { "GBP": 1, "week": 2, "year": 3 }, "published_sources": 4, "named_sources": 9, "read_sources": 9, "not_published": 5, "published_share": 0.444 }, "by_axis": { "obligation": { "microchip and register a dog": { "week": { "n": 1, "median": 8, "min": 8, "max": 8, "p25": 8, "p75": 8, "mean": 8 } }, "microchip and register a cat": { "week": { "n": 1, "median": 20, "min": 20, "max": 20, "p25": 20, "p75": 20, "mean": 20 } }, "witnessing controlled drug destruction": { "GBP": { "n": 1, "median": 142, "min": 142, "max": 142, "p25": 142, "p75": 142, "mean": 142 } }, "PSS assessment at which practice evidence is produced": { "year": { "n": 1, "median": 4, "min": 4, "max": 4, "p25": 4, "p75": 4, "mean": 4 } } }, "retention period": { "prescribing rationale record kept five years": { "year": { "n": 1, "median": 5, "min": 5, "max": 5, "p25": 5, "p75": 5, "mean": 5 } }, "controlled drugs register kept two years after the date of the last entry": { "year": { "n": 1, "median": 2, "min": 2, "max": 2, "p25": 2, "p75": 2, "mean": 2 } } } }, "rows": [ { "source": "GOV.UK: get your dog microchipped", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/get-your-dog-microchipped", "figure": "8 weeks", "value": 8, "unit": "week", "vat": null, "axis": { "obligation": "microchip and register a dog" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07", "quote": "All dogs in the UK must be microchipped and registered by the time they’re 8 weeks old.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "63c42c7f479e954cf6f4ecd29da7406e3a8c0f857fd128eba240450b4851b2dd" }, { "source": "GOV.UK: get your dog microchipped", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/get-your-dog-microchipped", "figure": "20 weeks", "value": 20, "unit": "week", "vat": null, "axis": { "obligation": "microchip and register a cat" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07", "quote": "If you live in England your cat must be microchipped and registered by the time they’re 20 weeks old.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "63c42c7f479e954cf6f4ecd29da7406e3a8c0f857fd128eba240450b4851b2dd" }, { "source": "VMD: controlled drugs - recording, using, storing and disposal", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/controlled-drugs-recording-using-storing-and-disposal", "figure": "£142 ", "value": 142, "unit": "GBP", "vat": null, "axis": { "obligation": "witnessing controlled drug destruction" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07", "quote": "The cost for this service is £142 for a dedicated visit, or £31 if the witnessing takes place during the course of an inspection.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6a59bb3592c491e9b49fbeddfdea51469b2759926807d0e007a3217402e3c99c" }, { "source": "RCVS: about the Practice Standards Scheme", "url": "https://www.rcvs.org.uk/about-the-practice-standards-scheme", "figure": "four years", "value": 4, "unit": "year", "vat": null, "axis": { "obligation": "PSS assessment at which practice evidence is produced" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07", "quote": "The PSS assessment is every four years, with periodical spot checks.", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "df5ec3ab6d5306e6b41061f5c613eb6b745ef6245d47751e33ba4b32426e6be7" }, { "source": "RCVS Code supporting guidance: veterinary medicines", "url": "https://www.rcvs.org.uk/setting-standards/advice-and-guidance/code-of-professional-conduct-for-veterinary-surgeons/supporting-guidance/veterinary-medicines/", "figure": "five years", "value": 5, "unit": "year", "vat": null, "axis": { "retention period": "prescribing rationale record kept five years" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07", "quote": "clearly record the rationale for prescribing the product (this record must outline how the relevant conditions have been satisfied and be kept for five years), and", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "e168083d1224bc18d6ed19833a93d839fd4d2e481f03081112fc84821d027fe8" }, { "source": "VMD: controlled drugs - recording, using, storing and disposal", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/controlled-drugs-recording-using-storing-and-disposal", "figure": "two years", "value": 2, "unit": "year", "vat": null, "axis": { "retention period": "controlled drugs register kept two years after the date of the last entry" }, "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07", "quote": "be kept for a minimum of two years after the date of the last entry", "source_class": "primary-government", "text_sha256": "6a59bb3592c491e9b49fbeddfdea51469b2759926807d0e007a3217402e3c99c" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "VMD: controlled drugs, veterinary medicines", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/controlled-drugs-veterinary-medicines", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013", "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2033/contents/made", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015", "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/108/contents/made", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-11", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "RCVS Code supporting guidance: clinical and client records", "url": "https://www.rcvs.org.uk/setting-standards/advice-and-guidance/code-of-professional-conduct-for-veterinary-surgeons/supporting-guidance/clinical-and-client-records/", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" }, { "source": "VMD Veterinary Medicines Guidance Note 20: controlled drugs", "url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68260473940c028bcf34e06a/VMGN_20_Controlled_Drugs.pdf", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "read in full and no accepted figure on the page" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/get-your-dog-microchipped", "label": "GOV.UK: get your dog microchipped", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/controlled-drugs-recording-using-storing-and-disposal", "label": "VMD: controlled drugs - recording, using, storing and disposal", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/controlled-drugs-veterinary-medicines", "label": "VMD: controlled drugs, veterinary medicines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2033/contents/made", "label": "Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/108/contents/made", "label": "Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.rcvs.org.uk/about-the-practice-standards-scheme", "label": "RCVS: about the Practice Standards Scheme", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.rcvs.org.uk/setting-standards/advice-and-guidance/code-of-professional-conduct-for-veterinary-surgeons/supporting-guidance/clinical-and-client-records/", "label": "RCVS Code supporting guidance: clinical and client records", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.rcvs.org.uk/setting-standards/advice-and-guidance/code-of-professional-conduct-for-veterinary-surgeons/supporting-guidance/veterinary-medicines/", "label": "RCVS Code supporting guidance: veterinary medicines", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68260473940c028bcf34e06a/VMGN_20_Controlled_Drugs.pdf", "label": "VMD Veterinary Medicines Guidance Note 20: controlled drugs", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 4 of the 9 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 5 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in year (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 10 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per obligation per rule-maker, quoted verbatim with its instrument and effective date - the Schedule 2 controlled drugs register and its 24-hour entry, the five-year medicines record, the two-year register retention, the RCVS clinical record that another vet can continue care from, the PSS module evidence, the microchip registration duty; the join nobody publishes is obligation to VENDOR CAPABILITY, so a practice can see which systems can actually produce each required record", "embed": "

3 published figures

UK Veterinary Record Obligations, across 3 sources, read 7 November 2026

Source: comparevetsoftware.com UK Veterinary Record Obligations
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