A current SRAS status indicates that the practitioner has met the published requirements for their SRAS route and agreed to the Code of Conduct. Productions can request status confirmation from the SRAS office while the public verification service is being developed.
SRAS does not certify a production, approve a specific animal, guarantee performance or transfer responsibility away from the engager. Always complete role-specific checks covering competence, animal suitability, welfare planning, licensing, insurance, risk assessment and veterinary input where required.
A clear welfare-led expectation that animal condition, suitability and humane treatment take priority over schedule or shot requirements.
Route requirements and evidence expectations that help distinguish documented SRAS status from an unsupported claim of experience.
A current status record, Code of Conduct and complaints process that allow concerns or misuse of an SRAS title to be raised and reviewed fairly.
Use SRAS alongside—not instead of—your production’s legal, contractual, welfare and safety controls. The production remains responsible for deciding whether each practitioner, animal and proposed activity is suitable.
Ask for the practitioner’s full name, SRAS route and current-status evidence. Confirm that their experience, insurance, references and animal-specific capability are appropriate for the work. Contact SRAS where written status confirmation is required.
Document material changes to the action, environment, schedule, animal condition or personnel. Reassess risk and welfare arrangements when circumstances change, and use the published complaints route if an SRAS title appears to be misused or conduct raises concern.
Contact the SRAS office with the practitioner’s full name and claimed route. We can explain the current verification process and respond to appropriate status enquiries while the public verification service is being developed.
