Veterinary Laboratories Agency

The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) was an executive agency of the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). It carried out animal disease surveillance, diagnostic services and veterinary scientific research for government and commercial organisations. It was based in New Haw, though had offices and laboratories around the country, such as in Sutton Bonington.

It was both an International Reference Laboratory and the EU Community Reference Laboratory for avian influenza.

History

1894 - The Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) is established in a small basement room in Whitehall, London to deal with a swine fever epidemic.
1917 - The Laboratory moves to its current location in Weybridge. The site is still known as Weybridge today, although the postal address is now Addlestone.^[1]

Merger with Animal Health

On 29 June 2010 DEFRA announced that the VLA would be merged with Animal Health.^[2] The merger was completed on 1 April 2011, forming the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency.^[3]

References

External links

• Veterinary Laboratories Agency
• Avian Influenza - Reference Laboratory

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Headquarters: Nobel House, Smith Square

Ministers

• Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Minister of State for Food, Farming and the Environment
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural and Marine Environment
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs
• Minister for Agriculture and Food (United Kingdom)
• Minister for Rural Affairs (United Kingdom)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity

Non-ministerial

• The Water Services Regulation Authority
• Forestry Commission

Executive agencies

• Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
• Rural Payments Agency
• Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Non-departmental
public bodies

Executive	Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Consumer Council for Water Environment Agency Joint Nature Conservation Committee Marine Management Organisation National Forest Company Natural England Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Sea Fish Industry Authority
Advisory	Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel Science Advisory Council Veterinary Products Committee
Tribunal	Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal

Other

• Broads Authority
• Covent Garden Market Authority
• Dartmoor National Park Authority
• Drinking Water Inspectorate
• Exmoor National Park Authority
• Lake District National Park Authority
• New Forest National Park Authority
• North York Moors National Park Authority
• Northumberland National Park Authority
• Peak District National Park Authority
• South Downs National Park Authority
• UK Co-ordinating Body
• Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

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