LAVA Constitution

LAVA Privacy Notice 2025

Renewing Membership 2025-2026

ESLAV-EFAT Webinar Series: February - April 2025

Pending details for May 2025 onwards

LAVA's Participation for ASC Call For Evidence, April 2025

The LAVA Presidency group is delighted to be representing the LAVA membership at the ASC’s Leading Practice Subgroup on the 29th of April.  Many of our members will have taken part in the ‘call to evidence’ survey via establishments or other routes.  Additionally, LAVA Council has gathered the key items from our organisations’ perspectives as a summary (attached).  We will keep you updated of the progress from this ASC Working Group. For any further comments please feel free to reach out to president@lava.uk.net

Laboratory Animal Lx Module, APHA - 2024

If you have Sx, Px or Gx solely for laboratory animal use, then you may wish to move to Lx at a timing best suited to you.

You will still be able to use Sx, Px and Gx for laboratory animal use, therefore, if you need these modules for other aspects of your work then you will likely not need to obtain Lx.

RCVS and VMD - LAVA Guidance

2025 Update, from the VMD:

The VMD confirm a continuation of the below agreement

Guiding Principles for Named People - LASA, LAVA, IAT - revised 2023

PELh Forum Shared Letters - 2022

Review of Lessons Learned during COVID-19

LAVA's response to animal "sentience" 2018

Response from the Laboratory Animals Veterinary Association to DEFRA consultation on the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill, in 2018