Dogging, a sexual activity in public or watching others engage in sexual activity in public is not banned or illegal under a specific law in the UK, but people who get caught can be charged under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 with public lewdness and indecent exposure.

The Police said earlier this year that they deal ‘robustly’ with reports of dogging and treat them as ‘a serious matter’.

Dogging became popular in 2002 when couples were able to arrange meetings conveniently on the internet using various websites such as dogging after dark, which has been on the internet since 1999 making it the longest standing website and quite possibly the largest website.