Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21553

Slaughterhouses: Inspections

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 8 January 2025

Question

Dan Norris

IndependentNorth East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) official veterinarians and (b) meat hygiene inspectors there were as of 1 December 2024.

Answer

As of 1 December 2024, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and their Service Delivery Partner between them employed 282 Official Veterinarians (OVs) and 596 Meat Hygiene Inspectors / Official Auxiliaries, as well as 12 Trainee Official Auxiliaries.The Departm...

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