Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Add nursery stores to the list of essential shops
Closed
8,666 signatures
What the petition asks
We are gathering signatures for this petition to make nursery stores up and down the U.K. essential.
Nursery stores sell life saving and legally required items such as car seats.
Nursery stores sell life saving and legally required items such as car seats.
The statistics released by the department for transport 2019 showed that 2,692 children were killed or seriously injured in a car collision, 37 out of 47 car seats when stop checked by professionals were declared either unfit for use or incorrectly installed.
As well as an estimated 230 infants a year die of SIDS. Nursery stores stock the correct legal equipment that make raising infants as safe as possible, from how to safely sleep your baby to what car seat is safest and how to correctly fit
As well as an estimated 230 infants a year die of SIDS. Nursery stores stock the correct legal equipment that make raising infants as safe as possible, from how to safely sleep your baby to what car seat is safest and how to correctly fit
Timeline
| 5 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
8,666
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
5 Jan 2021
Closed
5 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.