This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Petition make NSPCC age guidelines for children home alone, playing out unsupervised law.
facts are too many young children are being left to fend for themselves in parks without responsible adults. the street and parks are being used as an unmanned creche. children as young as 3 will be seen in local parks without parental supervision til late and in some cases resulting in tragedy.
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NSPCC have guidelines for ages to be left alone in the home. there are also guidelines for staying safe away from the home.
please see NSPCC website for these under; Children home alone and Staying safe away from the home.
"There might not be a specific legal age to leave children alone but it’s safe to say babies, toddlers and young children should never be left alone"
Quotation taken from NSPCC and gov.uk.
This needs to be Law for home alone, away from the home with a cut off age added.
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