Rejected petition: Make lakes and open water safer for children
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Require large lakes, ponds and other open water near homes, schools, parks, playgrounds and footpaths to have appropriate child-safety measures, including secure barriers where necessary. Children can reach dangerous water in seconds, and stronger prevention could save lives
Making open water safer so children can’t enter and prevent life’s being taken
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Place safety measures around dangerous open water
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/782128We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.