United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 64889
Assistance Animals
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3 July 2025
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10 July 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections in place to prevent service dogs from attacks by other dogs.
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3 July 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections in place to prevent service dogs from attacks by other dogs.
Source: Commons
10 July 2025
Answer
It is an offence under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to allow a dog to attack an assistance dog. The maximum penalty for such an offence is three years imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both. Defra is working with the police, local authorit...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-03/64889
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1819274
- uk · wq-1819274 · source updated 10 July 2025