Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Make it a specific criminal offence to leave a child under five unsupervised
Closed
1,297 signatures
What the petition asks
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.
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."
Timeline
| 9 Mar 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,297
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
9 Mar 2023
Closed
9 Sep 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.