Rejected petition Make it a legal requirement for children under the age of 4 to be rearfacing.

UK legislation only requires a rear-facing car seat for children that weigh up to 9kg – approx. 9-10 months old. However, evidence has shown that a rear-facing seat can be five times safer and that all children weighing 18kg – approx. 4 years should remain rear facing to increase car safety.

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The UK lags way behind.
The EU has called for rear-facing seats to the age of 3 years but no action has been taken. This situation is compounded because the UK retail market does not supply a wide range of affordable rear-facing seats for babies and small children.

The Government should strengthen existing legislation to require the use of rear-facing car seats for all children aged 0-4 and encourage the UK retailers to offer a wider range of affordable rear-facing seats

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/568529

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Date submitted 20 February 2021
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