Petition · past parliament
Legally require cafes, pubs and restaurants to provide baby changing facilities
Closed
789 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the Government to amend the Public Health Act 1848, so that private premises such as cafes, pubs and restaurants have to provide baby changing facilities by law. This should be known as “Annie’s Law.”
This is an issue that affects millions of people across the U.K.
This is an issue that affects millions of people across the U.K.
The idea for “Annie’s Law” arose when our local NCT parents group were visiting a cafe in the Hammersmith area popular with parents and babies.
We were forced to change our infants on the floor of their bathroom or in our prams, because the business lacked baby changing facilities. The venue said they didn’t provide facilities because it was “expensive and smelly.”
We agreed this was neither safe nor sanitary, so we decided to do something about it by campaigning to change the law.
We were forced to change our infants on the floor of their bathroom or in our prams, because the business lacked baby changing facilities. The venue said they didn’t provide facilities because it was “expensive and smelly.”
We agreed this was neither safe nor sanitary, so we decided to do something about it by campaigning to change the law.
Timeline
| 23 Mar 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Sep 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
789
Status
Closed
Opened
23 Mar 2023
Closed
23 Sep 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.