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Closed petition Make it a specific criminal offence to leave a child under five unsupervised

We are calling on the Government to bring in a new law that prohibits those responsible for a child under the age of five to leave them unsupervised.

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We would like it to be a criminal offence to: "Leave a child aged under five alone without supervision, where the person responsible for the child's health and safety is unable to reasonably react to any circumstances that may expose said child to the risk of injury or death."

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Date closed 9 September 2023
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Closed petition Make it a specific criminal offence to leave a child under five unsupervised