Local Priorities Dangerous dogs Message

I wanted to provide an update regarding Dangerous dogs, which people around this area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey.

There is an increasing number of reports of out of control dogs, either attacking other dogs or attacking a person. If you witness an out of control dog incident, please get in contact with your local team. It is important that these dogs are brought to our attention, and that owner take responsibility for the actions of their pets. When a dog and owner is identified the owner will be sent a LEAD letter
The LEAD initiative is an intervention tool to tackle irresponsible dog ownership with Early Intervention. Information packs are sent out to owners coming to notice, warning letters, homes visits and Acceptable Behaviour Contracts..

It’s an offence to let a dog be dangerously out of control whether that’s in public or private.

A dog is considered to be out of control if it:

• injures someone
• makes someone worried that it might injure them

A court could also decide that your dog is dangerously out of control if:

• it attacks someone’s animal
• the owner of an animal thinks they could be injured if they tried to stop your dog attacking their animal

In the UK, it's against the law to own certain types of dogs and this is dependent on what it looks like, rather than its breed or name.

If you see a dog loose or if you think someone has and/or is breeding banned dogs, please report this online. If the dog seems to be out of control, let us know by calling 101.

Get Involved

Please consider getting involved and contribute to the local priority survey, we may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on.  Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 

Please click here to complete the survey

We are working on our brand-new strategy for how we police London and we want your help. Our New Met for London: Phase 2 strategy will guide how we deliver on behalf of Londoners over the next three years, and we want to make sure you have had the chance to have your say. The consultation paper is available online, as well as a survey to let us know what you think. This closes on the 15 September.