Free tool · 5 minutes

Dog Risk Screening Tool

For social workers and fostering/adoption professionals. Answer 14 short questions about the dog and household to get an instant indication of whether a full specialist assessment is recommended.

Before you start

Please enter your details so we can follow up if a full assessment is recommended.

* required — this information is not stored anywhere by this page, it's only used in the summary you send or copy at the end.

Next step: get in touch

We'll use the details you provided at the start to follow up. Add a role and case reference below if useful — or copy the summary to share with your team.

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This tool is a screening aid to support professional judgement — it is not a substitute for a full specialist assessment and does not constitute a formal safeguarding decision. If you are ever unsure, or a child in the household is particularly vulnerable, it is safest to commission a full in-home assessment. Screening results and any details you enter are not stored or transmitted anywhere by this page other than via the email/copy/log action you choose to take.