Fees for animal by-product services provided by APHA
Updated 8 November 2024
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant to apply for approval or conditional approval to process animal by-products
Under Article 20 of the Official Controls Regulation.
You must pay for application assessments whether your application is approved or not.
How APHA charges for time spent
You must pay per quarter hour or less for APHA’s time spent inspecting your premises, processing your application and travelling to and from your premises.
APHA calculates your inspection and travel fees to the next full quarter hour (15 minutes) of work. For example, if APHA spends 20 minutes on your inspection, you will pay for half an hour.
Table 1
| Service | Fees |
|---|---|
| Veterinary officer travel time to and from premises to carry out the activities in tables 1 and 2. Charged per 15 minutes, up to a maximum of £132 | £22 |
| APHA technical officer travel time to and from premises to carry out the activities in tables 1 and 2. Charged per 15 minutes, up to a maximum of £72 | £12 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of a rendering plant. Includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | £2,484 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the transformation of either or both animal by-products and derived products into compost. Includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | £1,343 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the transformation of either or both animal by-products and derived products into biogas. Includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | £1,343 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the handling of animal by-products after their collection, including by sorting, cutting, chilling, freezing, salting, removing hides and skins, or removing specified risk material. Includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | £687 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the storage of animal by-products or derived products. Includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | £687 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an incinerator plant. Includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes | £557 |
| Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant manufacturing pet food. Includes a site visit of up to 60 minute | £557 |
| Veterinary officer’s extra site visit time (over 60 minutes) for assessing suitability for approval. Charged per 15 minutes | £22 |
| APHA technical officer time for administration of additional visits and connected activities. Charged per 15 minutes | £11 |
| Administrative fee for production of invoices for additional visits and connected activities. Charged per invoice | £21 |
Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant for inspection site visits
Under Article 20 of the Official Controls Regulation.
How APHA charges for time spent
You must pay per quarter hour or less for APHA’s time spent:
- inspecting your premises if the site visit is longer than 30 minutes
- organising an inspection site visit
APHA calculates your inspection and organising fees to the next full quarter hour (15 minutes) of work. For example, if, after the first 30 minutes, APHA spends an extra 20 minutes on your inspection, you will pay for half an hour.
Table 2
| Service | Fees |
|---|---|
| Veterinary officer time for an inspection site visit that lasts longer than 30 minutes. Charged per 15 minutes | £22 |
| APHA technical officer time for an inspection site visit that lasts longer than 30 minutes. Charged per 15 minutes | £12 |
| Time spent by an APHA technical officer organising an inspection site visit and dealing with any action points from the visit. Charged per 15 minutes | £11 |
| Fees for the first 30 minutes of an inspection site visit where either an annual or biennial inspection of an approved or registered establishment or plant is required under the Official Controls Regulation | £219 |
| Annual fee for carrying out the first 30 minutes of each of 4 inspection site visits to inspect an approved or registered establishment or plant where quarterly inspections are required under the Official Controls Regulation | £876 |
| Annual fee for the carrying out of the first 30 minutes of each of the 12 inspection site visits of an approved or registered establishment where monthly inspections are required under the Official Controls Regulation | £2,628 |