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
1 May 2026
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This bill would require the government to hold a public consultation and publish a data review before designating a new dog type as dangerous under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. It aims to ensure decisions about dangerous dog classifications are based on public input and up-to-date evidence about fatalities from bite incidents.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons and has not yet progressed to committee or further stages.
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21 Oct 2024
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
