Holyrood to probe dog control laws

MSPS are to probe how effective the law is in preventing attacks by out-of-control dogs.

Holyrood’s public audit and post-legislative scrutiny committee is to examine the impact of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010.

The act aimed to ensure dogs are kept under control but recent figures show people receiving treatment for dog bites rose from 1,939 in 2015 to 2,027 in 2016.

The committee will look at whether councils are carrying out duties such as serving dog control notices to owners.