Question reference: S6O-00555
- Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 8 December 2021
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Current status: Answered by Ash Regan on 16 December 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a timeframe for the implementation of the Scottish dog control database.
Answer
The Scottish Dog Control Database Order 2021 comes into force on 31 December 2021 and provides for the establishment of the database.
Technical development of the database will be complete by 31 December; January and the first half of February 2022 will involve security testing of the database, and for users of the database to receive training.
From mid-February 2022, it is planned the database will be available as a live operational database.