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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to update guidance on the ownership of XL Bullies.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The ban on XL Bullies is vital to protect the public and we expect all XL Bully owners to comply with the conditions. Up to date guidance for owners of XL Bullies is available on GOV.UK.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Community Protection Notices were issued to owners of dogs following attacks on cats in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024; and how many of those required the (i) use of leads, (ii) use of muzzles and (iii) securing of properties.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office does not hold data in relation to the number of Community Protection Notices that have been issued to owners of dogs following attacks on cats and how many of these led to prosecutions.

The Ministry of Justice publishes figures on the number of breached CPNs that result in a court fine. The data does not include the reasons for the CPN being issued. The most recent court outcomes data can be found in the ‘Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2024’ here - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many breached Community Protection Notices issued to owners of dogs following attacks on cats led to prosecutions in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office does not hold data in relation to the number of Community Protection Notices that have been issued to owners of dogs following attacks on cats and how many of these led to prosecutions.

The Ministry of Justice publishes figures on the number of breached CPNs that result in a court fine. The data does not include the reasons for the CPN being issued. The most recent court outcomes data can be found in the ‘Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2024’ here - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of dog bites have been recorded in the most recent 12 month period for which data is available.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

The latest available data for the year ending December 2024 showed that there were 31,345 offences of an “Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in any place in England or Wales (whether or not a public place) injuring any person or assistance dog” or of an "Owner or person in charge allowing a dog to enter a non-public place and injure any person" recorded by the police in England and Wales.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41337 on Dangerous Dogs, what steps he is taking to improve health outcomes for people who are victims of dog bites.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The National Health Service provides advice on what to do after an animal bite, which is available at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/animal-and-human-bites/

Individuals who have been bitten by an animal and are concerned should seek medical assistance.

Stop the police taking family pets without an expert there to examine the pet. I think this causes unnecessary stress for all involved and I believe the condition a lot of these animals get returned in is disgusting.

Found: Require an expert to examine a pet before seizure under the Dangerous Dogs Act

Found: question is a dangerous wild animal under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 or in breach of the Dangerous Dogs

Found: question is a dangerous wild animal under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 or in breach of the Dangerous Dogs

Found: question is a dangerous wild animal under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 or in breach of the Dangerous Dogs

Found: sanction of reprimand during this reporting year: • conviction for a criminal offence under the Dangerous Dogs