Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, commissioned Professor Jim Scudamore to lead this review into the Scottish handling of the implications of the 2007 foot and mouth disease outbreaks, the lessons to be learned and the steps that can taken to minimise the associated disruption of a possible future outbreak.
The Foot and Mouth Disease Review (Scotland) 2007 was published on Thursday 26th June 2008.
The Scottish Government is committed to taking forward the review's recommendations as part of its ongoing support to a sustainable livestock sector.
At UK Government level the Anderson Report, commissioned by the Prime Minister to consider the government's response to the outbreak, published in March and can be viewed on the Cabinet Office website ( www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk).