Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93400

Police: Dogs and Horses

Tabled: 21 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police (a) dogs and (b) horses were injured in the course of their duties in each year since 2015.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Home Office does not hold centrally information on the number of police dogs or horses that were injured in the course of their duties.