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Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reconvene the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
27 Mar 2025
Answer
2 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reconvene the Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group.

  2. 27 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Defra is continuing to work with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to explore measures to reduce dog attacks and promote responsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog. We are currently considering the best way to take forward th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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