Task-trained for medical, mobility or psychiatric support
Owner-trained and professionally trained accepted
Voluntary UK registry — not legally required
A task-trained assistance dog is trained to perform specific tasks that mitigate a disability or medical condition. This may include medical alert, mobility support, psychiatric interruption tasks, or seizure response.
Under UK law (Equality Act 2010), assistance dogs are legally protected in public spaces — whether professionally trained or owner-trained.
