Change the legal age that a child should be rear facing till.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

A child can rear face right up until the age of 7/8 or specific height and weight measurements. Rear facing has proved to be a lot more safer than forward facing however because people see ff is legal they do it. We need the legal age to be changed for people to listen!

All we hear is of accidents happening, children being injured or hurt etc. however a lot of accidents of children rear facing have walked away without a scratch. It’s sad people only do what safest, if it’s legal. Parents aren’t always educated on the safest way to have their child in a car. It doesn’t help when pages like local police are posting about care safety when it isn’t the safest measures.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Northern Ireland Assembly has the authority to make decisions about the use of car seats, including safety regulations.

If you want to raise this issue you could contact your MLA, or raise it with the Northern Ireland Executive.

You can find contact details for your MLAs here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/

You can find contact details for the departments of the Northern Ireland Executive here: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland

Timeline

22 Jan 2025	Petition opened for signatures
12 Mar 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Mar 2025

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