The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), formerly known as the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), is an
executive agency of the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United K ...
(Defra) of the
United Kingdom.
It was formed in its current state on 1 October 2014, when AHVLA was expanded by adding parts of the
Food and Environment Research Agency
Fera Science, formerly the Food and Environment Research Agency, is a UK research organisation. It is a joint private/public sector venture between Capita plc and the UK Government (Defra).
History
The Food and Environment Research Agency (FER ...
(FERA), including the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate (PHSI). AHVLA had originally been established on 1 April 2011 by a merger of two former agencies,
Animal Health and the
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 ...
.
The agency's main task is to protect the health and welfare of animals, as well as the general public, from disease. It conducts work across
Great Britain on behalf of Defra, the
Scottish Government and the
Welsh Government.
The agency's total expenditure for the
fiscal year 2016/17 was £217.3 million. This was offset by operating income of £62.6 million giving net expenditure of £154.7 million.
See also
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National Office of Animal Health
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) is a British organisation that represents the voice of its members from within the animal medicine industry in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Mission statement
NOAH’s aim ...
References
External links
Official website
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Agricultural organisations based in the United Kingdom
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Executive agencies of the United Kingdom government
Food safety organizations
Veterinary medicine in the United Kingdom
Veterinary organizations
Regulators of the United Kingdom