Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 79986
Dangerous Dogs: Enforcement
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat — Stratford-on-Avon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending enforcement powers to cover incidents where dogs are not kept under control in public before they become dangero
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe police and local authorities have a range of powers available to tackle dangerous dogs and irresponsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog. Defra is working with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to encourage responsible dog...
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