The Council has published an assessment of the impact of the Dangerous dogs offences guidelines on sentencing trends, under the Council’s statutory duty to monitor the operation and effect of sentencing guidelines and to draw conclusions from this information. The Dangerous dogs offences guidelines came into effect in July 2016:
- 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
The assessment reflects the Council’s approach of seeking to improve its work through consultation and evaluation. Dangerous Dogs guideline assessment – summary Dangerous Dogs guideline assessment