The Council has published an assessment of the impact of the Dangerous dog offences guidelines, which came into force in July 2016. The guidelines cover:

• Dog dangerously out of control in any place where death is caused
• Dog dangerously out of control in any place where a person is injured
• Dog dangerously out of control in any place where an assistance dog is injured or killed
• Dog dangerously out of control in any place
• Possession of a prohibited dog, breeding, selling, exchanging or advertising a prohibited dog