Question
Lord Hoyle
Labour
Life peer
Lords
To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking in relation to dog attacks on guide dogs.
Answered on
25 June 2019
In 2015, the Government amended the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to specifically make it an offence to allow a dog to attack an assistance dog. The maximum penalty for such an offence is three years imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both.