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Animal and Plant Health Agency
Welsh: Asiantaeth Iechyd Anifeiliaid a Phlanhigion

Agency overview
Formed	2014 (2014)
Preceding agency	Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Jurisdiction	Great Britain
Headquarters	Addlestone, Surrey 51°21′13″N 0°29′37″W / 51.3535°N 0.4937°W / 51.3535; -0.4937
Employees	2,300
Annual budget	£90.2 million fiscal year 2018/19
Agency executive	Dr Jenny Stewart, Interim Chief Executive
Parent department	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Website	gov.uk/apha

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 (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), 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 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

• National Office of Animal Health

References

1. "Office access and opening times". Animal and Plant Health Agency. Retrieved 25 June 2018. KT15 3NB
2. "Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Main Estimate 2018-19" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. p. 15. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
3. "Combined agency to safeguard animal and plant health". gov.uk.
4. "About us". Animal and Plant Health Agency. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
5. "Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17" (PDF). Animal and Plant Health Agency. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

External links

• Official website

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