Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill:
Sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope MP
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.
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 22 March 2024.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 11 December 2023.
