Information released on 22 August 2005

Summary of information requested
How many vehicles does VLA take out insurance for, under the Road Traffic Act 1988.

  • The date or dates or purchase or renewal of the insurance policies for those vehicles.
  • The name and contact details of the person within VLA who is responsible for the procurement of that insurance.
  • The date or dates around which that person would be content to receive tenders for the purchase or renewal of that insurance.

Information released
VLA has 25 vehicles. We do not take out insurance for any vehicles because we are Crown exempt.

VLA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and we provide a specialist veterinary resource to the UK Government to help fulfil its aims and objectives. In light of this answer the other queries are not applicable.