Dogs: Safety
Commons · Question 79987 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) police forces and (b) local authorities on improving the enforcement of the Highway Code requirement that dogs must be kept on a short lead when on pavements, roa
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Oct 2025
Under Section 27 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, and reflected in Rule 56 of the Highway Code, dogs should not be on the road without a responsible person present. Further advice is to keep it on a short lead when walking on the pavement, road or path share...