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.
This Bill would require the Secretary of State to hold a public consultation and publish a data review before designating any dog type under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The review must compare fatalities from bites by that dog type in the previous three years. In short, it adds an evidence-based and consultative step before creating new banned or controlled dog types under the Act.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. It originates in the Commons and is sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 27 March 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 21 October 2024.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.