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Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill

Reference
3854
Date
2026-05-01
Status
2nd reading
Country
United Kingdom
Level
National
Primary Source
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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.