Petitions/Make it illegal for a child to be left home alone before a specific age
StatusClosed
Opened10 Sept 2025
Closes10 Mar 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We want the government to make it illegal for a child to be left home alone before a specific, appropriate age and consequences for parents found breaking the law. Currently the law does not say a specific age when a child can be left on their own.

I'm concerned this means people's judgement is used which could be poor. I think it is frightening that people are able to use their own judgment in these situations.

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle
1Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
99
Mr Paul Foster
2Mr Paul Foster MP
South Ribble
8
Phil Brickell
3Phil Brickell MP
Bolton West
5
Lisa Smart
4Lisa Smart MP
Hazel Grove
2
Andy Burnham
5Andy Burnham MP
Makerfield
2
Alison Hume
6Alison Hume MP
Scarborough and Whitby
2
Derek Twigg
7Derek Twigg MP
Widnes and Halewood
2
Lisa Nandy
8Lisa Nandy MP
Wigan
2
Anna McMorrin
9Anna McMorrin MP
Cardiff North
2
Wera Hobhouse
10Wera Hobhouse MP
Bath
1