It sure seems as though the poor folks in the UK are being told to act as though each of their homes may soon be considered a licensed child care facility.
Health and safety inspectors are to be given unprecedented access to family homes to ensure that parents are protecting their children from household accidents.
New guidance drawn up at the request of the Department of Health urges councils and other public sector bodies to “collect data†on properties where children are thought to be at “greatest risk of unintentional injuryâ€.
Council staff will then be tasked with overseeing the installation of safety devices in homes, including smoke alarms, stair gates, hot water temperature restrictors, oven guards and window and door locks.
And since you’re not allowed to complete your own home repairs over there, this is going to cost you. And you should have no doubt that “the poor” will have their new mandatory equipment subsidized.
A few weeks back, America beat the UK to harassing mothers who watch over each others children.
The UK just upped the ante.