A Bill to provide that, before making any order to designate a type of dog for the purposes of section 1 or 2 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, the Secretary of State must carry out a public consultation and publish a comparative review of data showing the incidences of fatalities resulting from bites of dogs of that type in the last three years.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
12 February 2025
The Bill would require the Secretary of State to hold a public consultation and publish a data review before designating any dog type under sections 1 or 2 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. It aims to ensure new breed designations are evidence‑based and transparent, using public input and data on fatalities from bites over the previous three years.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons and has not yet moved to committee stage.
Generated 21 February 2026
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
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