Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that dogs taken into custody under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are not abused, harmed or mistreated while being apprehended.

Dogs seized by police in England under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are held in confidence in kennels licensed under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. Such kennels must meet statutory minimum animal welfare conditions. The 2018 Regulations are enforced by local authorities.