Princess Anne's pit bulls attack on two children and British law

[astro]

Under British law per below situation can the children sue for pain and suffering beyond the fine and training judgement levied by the court?

Princess guilty in dog-biting case

Queen’s daughter is fined, but her pit bull’s life is spared

LONDON, Nov. 21 — Princess Anne pleaded guilty Thursday to allowing her “placid, playful” pit bull to run loose and attack two children. She is the first member of the royal family in modern times to be convicted of a criminal offense

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PRINCESS APOLOGIZED
Smith said Princess Anne had apologized for her dog’s behavior and had driven the children to hospital. Canine psychologist Roger Mugford told the court that 3-year-old Dotty should not be put down and described her as “an utterly placid, playful dog.”
Princess Anne’s lawyer, Hugo Keith, said Dotty was “a good-natured dog. All those who know the dog have found her exceptionally good and wholly lacking in malice,” he said. “She is described by one person who knows her well as a ’big puppy.”’

But the children’s family said the youngsters had been traumatized by the attack. The judge said the children “did suffer considerably” from their run-in with Dotty.“It was a very, very unfortunate episode and I can only hope that the children, as time goes by, will become more amenable to dogs,” she said.

[everton]

All the stories I’ve read about this case fail to mention the likelyhood of a follow-up action, so I don’t know what rights the kids’ family have to sue for additional damages, but one technicality that should be cleared up from the linked article is that the dogs were not pit bulls, since it would be effectively illegal even to own them.

Here’s the relevant section of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

[UDS]

Yes, the kids can sue. Without knowing more about the facts, it’s not possible to speculate about their chances of winning, but the fact that a criminal conviction was obtained does tend to suggest that they would have a good chance of succeeding in a civil action.