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Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much it is costing the police to house dogs that have been confiscated under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
25 Mar 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much it is costing the police to house dogs that have been confiscated under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office does not hold data on the total cost to policing for housing dogs confiscated under the Dangerous Dogs Act.I would refer the hon member to the response previously provided by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UIN: 743...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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