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CMA vet price-list deadlines
The CMA made its final Veterinary Services Market Investigation Order on 22 September 2026. The Order makes the reforms legally binding, but the duties take effect in phases. Standard price lists are due in December 2026 for larger businesses and March 2027 for smaller businesses.
What this means
- The phased timetable is intended to give pet owners clearer practice price, ownership and service information.
- CompareVetPricing checks publicly available practice information periodically as new price lists become available.
- Newly found prices are checked for their source and whether they can be compared fairly before they are used in public summaries.
Status at the source check
Final report, Funding Order and substantive practice-remedy Order published. Price-list duties are now on the binding phased timetable.
Remedy-specific timing
| Milestone | Timing | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Final report | 24 March 2026 | Published |
| Funding Order | 20 August 2026 | Published |
| Substantive Order | 22 September 2026 | Published |
| Standard price lists | December 2026 for larger businesses; March 2027 for smaller businesses | Scheduled |
Useful next steps for pet owners
Open the practice's own price or fees page and save its date and URL.
It is the relevant source for a current advertised fee.
Ask for the exact service, inclusions, VAT, likely extras and quote validity in writing.
A standard list is not a treatment estimate or a guarantee.
Use missing information as a question for the practice, not a public allegation.
The relevant remedy, business size and compliance date must be checked first.
This is not a legal-compliance assessment. Check which remedy applies, the business-size definition and the relevant compliance date before treating a missing item as a breach.
Timing
The Order was made on 22 September 2026. The standard price-list deadline is 3 months after the Order for larger businesses and 6 months after it for smaller businesses.
This page was reviewed on 26 September 2026 by CompareVetPricing editorial team. The Veterinary Services Market Investigation Order 2026 was made on 22 September 2026. It makes the remedies legally binding for the businesses to which they apply, with compliance dates phased by remedy and business size. The separate Funding Order has already been published.