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According to a House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts report published in November 2018, Defra is in discussion with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on the use of non-qualified staff to carry out parts of the export health certification process, where veterinary expertise is not required.6House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts. (2018, November 5).