Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data he holds on the number of fines imposed under the Control of Dogs Order 1992.

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of fines issued by the courts between 2017 and 2021, for offences under the Control of Dogs Order 1992 in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2021.

Information on the number of fines issued for this offence prior to 2017 can be found in the Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool.

Note: This offence code includes offences ‘Contrary to article 3 of the Control of Dogs Order 1992, and sections 72 and 75 of the Animal Health Act 1981’. This is the most granular level of data we hold on this legislation in the Court Proceedings Database.