Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024-26


make provision changing the law about the offence of livestock worrying, including changes to what constitutes an offence and increased powers for investigation of suspected offences; and for connected purposes.

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Joe Morris.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

Yes. This Bill was introduced on 22 October 2024 and is currently before Parliament.

Whose idea is this Bill?

As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Joe Morris), not the Government.

What type of Bill is this?

A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.

So is this going to become a law?

Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill

Sponsor: Joe Morris (Lab)

Official Bill Page

Next Event: Friday 25th April 2025 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 6
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)

Last Event: Tuesday 22nd October 2024 - 1st reading (Commons)

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons - 20%

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

25th April 2025
2nd reading (Commons)
22nd October 2024
1st reading (Commons)