Chief Executive’s Foreword
About Us
Our Aims and Responsibilities
How We Are Organised
Preparation and Audit of the Accounts
Management Commentary
Our Work in 2008/09
Achieving Targets
Director of Authorisations’ Review
Director of Operations’ Review
Looking Forward
Financial Review
Remuneration Report
Environmental Matters and Social and Community Issues
Meeting Our Targets
Target 1 – To authorise veterinary medicines according to legislative requirements and published standards, and monitor reports of suspected adverse reactions to identify emerging trends and take proportionate action
Target 2 – To ensure that UK policy objectives are reflected in EC legislation and guidance and that UK legislation and guidance enables veterinary medicines to be used responsibly, effectively and safely
Target 3 – To ensure the regulatory system is effective and contributes to protecting public health by taking risk-based action on the findings from surveillance of residues in foodproducing animals
Target 4 – To ensure that the appropriate infrastructure is in place to achieve targets 1, 2 and 3 and provides value for money and the VMD achieves full cost recovery
Statement of Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities
Statement on Internal Control
The Certificate and Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General to the House of Commons
Income and expenditure account
Balance sheet
Cash flow statement
Notes to the accounts
Appendices
Appendix A
Meeting Our Targets – Detailed Results
Appendix B
Advisory Committees
Appendix C
VMD Publications and Statutory Instruments
Appendix D
VMD People Strategy – Our Commitment to Staff
Appendix E
Annual Report of the VMD’s Audit & Risk Committee
Glossary
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