Recommendation 9

Defra and the RCVS should, within 18 months, begin work with veterinary schools to develop and implement sector wide guidance on contextual and flexible admissions. This should: • support consistent use of contextual offers and alternative access routes; • encourage recruitment from rural and underserved areas; and • include annual monitoring of student intake by background and geography, with results published by the RCVS. (Recommendation, Paragraph 28)