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Dangerous Dogs

Commons · Question 27710 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what avenues are available to members of the public wishing to challenge a police decision to refer a serious dog attack to a local authority dog warden.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 15 Sep 2026

Any member of the public can use the statutory police complaints system to express dissatisfaction with the actions of the police or a police officer, providing they have been directly affected by those actions or lack of action.They can do so by making a...