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I had some spare time so did some more research ...There is no reference to dogs in the Ealing By-laws that cover parks.https://www.ealing.gov.uk/downloads/download/713/parks_and_open_spaces_by-lawsHowever, this document is from 2000.Dog Control Orders arrived in 2006.These (Dog Control Order) are what would be used if there were to be a requirement to have the dog on a lead at all times.If there was such an order then it should be published on the council web site and also at the park entrances.https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221091/pb11577g-dogcontrol-orders.pdfHowever, Ealing council has previously drafted Public Spaces Protection Orders that include the following:"dogs causing annoyance to any person or animal, or damage to any Councilstructure, equipment, tree, plant or turf is prohibited."which has the potential (in my view) for allowing anyone to say that they are annoyed by seeing a dog running around.Above sentence was in a PSPO consultation for Southall that completed in December but (I think) has not been enacted yet.https://www.ealing.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/12575/southall_public_spaces_protection_order_pspo_-_consultation_document.pdfhttps://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201238/public_spaces_protection_orderThe only one of these currently published on their web site is for West Ealing (running from April 2017 to April 2020).This particular one does not include any parks - and there is a cemetry adjacent to it - and it has no clauses about dogs.https://www.ealing.gov.uk/downloads/download/4255/west_ealing_public_spaces_protection_order

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