Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 November 2009. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 November 2009 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance his Department provides to police forces on the implementation of the measures in section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

Answer: DEFRA has made available to the police a number of guidance notes about the Dangerous Dogs Act, including section 1.Most recently, in April this year, DEFRA produced a document which explains the law on the prohibited type dogs "Dangerous Dogs Law—Guidance for Enforcers". This was produced in response to a consultation with police forces about the law in this area.In addition, DEFRA has made available, on its website, all previous guidance notes produced by central Government since the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 came into force.

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