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Installation of Letter Box Guards (Protection from Dogs) Bill

A Bill to require householders to fit a letter box guard if they are in possession of a dog; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Parliament last updated

11 November 2009

In Plain English

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The bill would require dog-owning householders to fit a letter box guard to their front‑door letter box. The guard is designed to stop dogs from reaching mail and to protect postal workers and others who handle mail; it also covers related provisions described in the bill.

Key Points

  • Applies to households where the occupant keeps a dog and requires installation of a letter box guard.
  • Aims to prevent dogs from accessing letter boxes, protecting postal workers and mail handlers.
  • Includes connected provisions to support and enforce the requirement.

Who is affected?

Dog-owning householdersPostal workers / letter carriers delivering mailOther residents and visitors in dog‑owning homes

Generated 21 February 2026

Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

9 Nov 2009

2nd readingCommons
Committee stageCommons
Report stageCommons
3rd readingCommons
1st readingLords
2nd readingLords
Committee stageLords
Report stageLords
3rd readingLords
Royal Assent

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Installation of Letter Box Guards (Protection from Dogs)

1 Jan 1970
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 9 November. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.

The Bill is a Private Member's Bill which are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate. If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the text, then you would need to speak to the Member sponsoring the Bill.

N.B. This Bill has not been printed and can make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

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