What reason it has made a reduction of 12.5% in the veterinary surveillance budget before the Kinnaird review of veterinary surveillance re…

Like other areas of public spending, these services are subject to cuts because of the reduced funding from the Westminster Government. No final decision has been made yet on the funding to the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) for the delivery of veterinary surveillance in Scotland. Several scenarios involving cuts to this and other public good advisory activities delivered by SAC and other organisations are being explored, and their potential impacts will be assessed jointly. A final proposal will be made taking into consideration our priorities and other factors, including the potentially unfortunate timing of changes to veterinary surveillance ahead of this report.