This is statistics and cost of the Dangerous Dog Act from England over the first three years of the Act, following its introduction in 1991.

There are no estimates for legal costs, this would have been an additional burden on the public purse.

Then there is also the costs of police manpower - due to police officers being diverted from their normal duties.

Listed here is:
1) Information from the Home Office
2) Information from the Metropolitan Police (more seizures in London than anywhere else)
3) Baroness Blatch 1994
4) Nicholas Baker 1995

1) The memorandum by the Home Office to the Home Affairs Select Committee:

XI. Costs of operating the Dangerous Dogs Act;
'There are no centrally collated figures for administering the 1991 Act, nor in most cases would the individual agencies-the Crown Prosecution Service,
the Court, etc.,- be able to distinguish all costs which they have incurred in respect of the Act. It would be costly, and in some cases impossible,
for individual agencies to try to separate out the costs specifically incurred on Dangerous Dogs Act cases.'

The following summarizes the information which the Home Office has obtained from police forces as their estimate of the costs of administering the Act:

Costs to police forces in England and Wales of operating the 1991 Act (first three years following introduction);

1992-93 = £1,605,137
1993-94 = £1,195,421
1994-95=£825,257

Number of police forces which were able to provide information on costs;
1992-93 - 24
1993-94 - 26
1994-95 - 26

2) Memorandum by the Metropolitan Police to the Home Affairs Select Committee:

Costs;
'The costs incurred by the MPS in administering the Act in respect of kenneling, transport and veterinary fees have been considered and are as follows:'

Kenneling;
1992-93 - £1,263,763
1993-94 - £773,469
1994-95 - £443,646
1995-96 - £368,000

Vet/Transport;
1992-93 - £66,075
1993-94 - £77,418
1994-95 - £57,829
1995-96 - £47,000

Totals:
1992-93 - £1329,838
1993-94 - 0.85 million
1994-95 - 0.5 million
1995-96 - £415,000 projected (actual £0.7 million)

3) Baroness Blatch 1994
In response to a question in the House, admitted that in the Met. Police
area alone costs had reached £2.8 Million.
1992-1993 - 1.3 million
1993-1994 - 0.85 million
1994-1995 - 0.7 million

4) Mr Nicholas Baker
In response to Mr. Gale MP, March 1995, confirmed there were 133 dogs held in
police custody in England & Wales.
31 - held for more than 3 months
73 - held for more than 6 months

The daily cost of keeping dogs in custody ranged between £1.76 to £9 per day