Dogs could be banned from parks and open spaces in the borough as part of a new crackdown on the threat of dangerous canines.

Lambeth Council is considering bringing in Dog Control Orders that could see residents who break rules land up to a £1,000 fine.

An order could cover the borough’s parks, open spaces and estates, according to a report to Lambeth Council’s cabinet.

This could mean in designated areas - such as children’s playgrounds - it would be an offence to have a dog off a lead.

The council could also ban dogs completely from some of its communal spaces.

Town hall officers believe the orders could make up for a lack of enforcement tools.

Currently, the only power Lambeth can enforce in relation to dogs on its land is fining those who fail to clean up dog mess.

There are no means to enforce dogs off the lead in parks, open spaces or estates. Police can only act once a dog is seen to be dangerously out of control.

Dog orders, that have existed since 2006, can restrict the number of dogs a person may take on to any land, exclude dogs from certain places and dictate whether or not a dog has to wear a lead.

The £1,000 fine, or a fixed penalty notice of £75, for breaches would be issued by council enforcement officers, park rangers, police and police community support officers.

The options for improving enforcement of dangerous dogs are contained in a report about tackling crime and antisocial behaviour associated with “status” dogs – animals used as weapons or for intimidation - that was due to go before Lambeth Council’s cabinet on Monday.

Lambeth was set to recommend the council look further into bringing in dog orders. A widespread consultation would have to take place before any were brought in.

Possible negatives to the scheme, outlined by the report, included the need for more resources to enforce the orders, and their cost.

The danger of having “status” dogs in Lambeth’s parks made national headlines last week when Chrisdian Johnson, 22, was sentenced to at least 24 years in jail for the murder of Oluwaseyi "Seyi" Ogunyemi, 16, in Larkhall Park.

Johnson had set his Staffordshire pitbull cross Tyson on the teenager before stabbing him to death.