Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Seek to negotiate recognition of licences exempting dogs under the DDA across UK
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52 signatures
What the petition asks
Dogs banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act are legally required to hold an exemption. Currently England & Wales, Scotland and NI manage their own exemption schemes with no cross recognition. This means dogs cannot be brought to another part of the UK for example to visit for leisure.
In our view, dog owners who have taken the responsible decision to comply with the law are unduly affected because the government are not taking steps to address the lack of cross border recognition of exemption certificates. I call for the government to start the process to recognise the certificates for those of the devolved nations and to negotiate their recognition of exemption certificates issued in England & Wales.
Timeline
| 20 Feb 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
52
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
20 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.