Register
The business provides its premises details and confirms its current dog access policy.
Business registrations are now open
The National Dog Access Register is being populated
Dog Access Mark is preparing for the public launch of the UK National Dog Access Scheme. Verified Businesses will be added to the National Dog Access Register as their registration and verification are completed.
The Register may initially contain a limited number of businesses while registrations are processed. New Verified Businesses will continue to appear as the Scheme grows.
The UK National Dog Access Scheme
National Dog Access Register
The public register of Verified Businesses participating in Dog Access Mark, helping people understand a business's current dog access status before they go.
Business registrations are now open
The National Dog Access Register is being populated
Dog Access Mark is preparing for public launch. Verified Businesses will be added to the National Dog Access Register as their registration and verification are completed.
Clear public information
What is the National Dog Access Register?
The National Dog Access Register is the public register of Verified Businesses participating in the UK National Dog Access Scheme.
It allows people to check a participating business's current dog access status before visiting, including whether dogs are welcome, whether restrictions apply, or whether pet dogs are not permitted.
The Register is premises based. Each participating location is listed according to the dog access policy applying at that premises.
Know Before You Go
Dog Access Mark is designed to remove uncertainty. Instead of relying on assumptions, outdated listings or unclear signs, people can check the current information recorded for a Verified Business before they visit.
From registration to the Register
How a business becomes a Verified Business
A business is not added to the National Dog Access Register simply because Dog Access Mark knows about it. The business completes the appropriate registration and verification process first.
Review
Dog Access Mark reviews the registration and the information supplied against the Dog Access Standard.
Verification
The required verification process is completed and the business is connected to its Dog Access ID.
Listed
Once approved, the premises becomes a Verified Business and appears in the National Dog Access Register.
Business information
What can you see on a Business Profile?
Each Business Profile brings together the key information people need to understand the premises and its current Dog Access Mark status.
Business and premises
The participating business name and the premises to which the status applies.
Dog Access ID
The identifier connected to the Verified Business and its verification record.
Current dog access status
The approved Green, Orange or Red Dog Access Mark status.
Restrictions where applicable
Orange businesses can show the restrictions that apply to dogs at the premises.
Business category and type
Information to help people understand what kind of premises they are viewing.
Dog amenities where provided
Optional amenities can be shown separately from the business's Dog Access Mark status.
The Dog Access Mark status system
Three clear access statuses
Dog amenities do not determine a business's status. The status records the premises' dog access policy.
Green
Dogs Welcome
The premises welcomes pet dogs in accordance with its current registered access policy.
Orange
Dogs Welcome With Restrictions
Dogs are welcome, but specific restrictions apply. The Business Profile can show the relevant restrictions.
Red
Pet Dogs Not Permitted
Assistance Dogs Welcome
The premises does not permit pet dogs. Businesses remain responsible for their applicable legal obligations relating to assistance dogs.
Verified information
Why verification matters
A business appearing in the National Dog Access Register is different from an unverified directory listing. Verified Businesses enter the Scheme through the Dog Access Mark registration and verification process.
Verified Business status operates on a 24-month re-verification cycle, helping ensure that participating businesses periodically review and confirm their current information.
The public profile is the authoritative record
Where a business displays a Dog Access Mark sticker or website badge, its public Business Profile provides the current information recorded in the National Dog Access Register.
Verification
Every Verified Business has a Dog Access ID
A Dog Access ID is connected to a Verified Business and can be used to confirm the business and view its current information in the National Dog Access Register.
Dog Access ID
100009
For businesses
Register your actual dog access policy
Business registration is free. Dog Access Mark does not require a business to become dog welcoming in order to participate. Businesses register the access policy that applies at their premises.
Use the Register
Find, check or recommend a business
Search the National Dog Access Register for Verified Businesses, verify a Dog Access ID, or recommend a business that is not yet listed.