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
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This bill would require the Secretary of State to hold a public consultation and publish a data-based comparison before designating a dog type under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. It aims to ensure that any such designation is backed by evidence about fatalities from dog bites in the last three years. The measures are currently being considered at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the Commons; no further stages have been recorded for progress in this session.
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11 Dec 2023
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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