Scottish Dog Control Database goes live
The Scottish Dog Control Database, which bringing together the dog control notice records of all local authorities, has gone live.
The database, which has been developed in response to demand and support from local authorities, brings together Dog Control Notices from across Scotland into a centralised online database that is accessible by councils and Police Scotland.
When dealing with an incident, local authorities and Police Scotland need to understand the background on the offending dog, such as whether there are any existing Dog Control Notices in place, to make informed decisions and apply the correct restrictions. The Scottish Dog Control Database makes these checks quicker and easier.
Martin Brown, Head of Digital Public Services, said: “The Scottish Dog Control Database is going to make a real difference to community safety, enabling councils and Police Scotland to check the background of any dogs which are cause for concern.”
Jim Wilson, Licensing Team Leader at the Scottish Government’s Criminal Law, Practice and Licensing Unit, said: “Working with justice agencies and local authorities, the Scottish Government wants to keep communities safe from irresponsible dog owners and their out of control dogs. Bringing together the dog control notice records of all local authorities into a centralised national database will be a valuable tool in helping to enforce the dog control notice regime.
He added: “The beauty of the system is that it has been developed with ‘future proofing’ in mind to enable the database, if appropriate, to be scaled up to do more and support new policy changes achieved through future legislation.”
