UK Nanny State to Perform Home Inspections on Families with Children Under Five

Parents of children under five are to get home checks to ensure they are keeping their children safe from harm.

Inspectors will check whether parents have fitted smoke alarms, stair gates, locks on medicine cupboards, windows and ovens, and temperature controls to stop bath water getting too hot.

Recommendations for home health and safety inspections have been drawn up on the instructions of the Department of Health in a bid to prevent unintentional injuries among under 15s in the home.'

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