Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of compliant third‑party insurance becoming unavailable while remaining a mandatory condition of exemption on owners of dogs registered on the Index of Exempted Dogs.

Defra is working to ensure owners of banned breed dogs can remain compliant with the legal requirement to hold third-party public liability insurance beyond 1 July 2026.

Defra has published guidance on our GOV.uk page and contacted all registered owners to inform them that no action is required at this stage. Defra will update registered owners and share further guidance which will be published on GOV.uk in early June.