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<p>Dangerous dogs law is concerned with protecting the safety of the public. <em>The
Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015 </em>reflects the
amendments made by section 107 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act
2014. The intention is to remedy the situation created by the High Court decision
in R (Sandhu) v Isleworth Crown Court [2012]. The 2015 Order returns the position
on ownership of four types of prohibited dogs broadly to where it was before that
judgment. The four types of dog are prohibited because they are of a type bred for
fighting. The 2015 Order requires a court, when considering whether to exempt a prohibited
dog, to take into account whether the intended keeper is a “fit and proper person”
and other matters such as suitability of accommodation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 states that no person shall give away, sell, or exchange a
prohibited dog. The Sandhu judgment was seen as allowing keepership of exempted prohibited
dogs to be transferred to anyone else by the owner with no supervision by the courts
or by the Index of Exempted Dogs (which maintains a register of exempted prohibited
dogs and liaises with the police.) The 2015 Order prevents exempted prohibited dogs
from being transferred in such a way but allows change of keepership where the existing
owner has died or has become seriously ill.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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