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Is there a legal age to live a child at home alone?
Is there a legal age to live a child at home alone? Some friends say there is not and some some say that there is? I would like to know, even though my kids stay at an after school program. I live in Texas and I am curious to know if there is?
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and so on this site you will get a UK answer. Yes there is a rule - because the Brits have a rule for everything - and it depends on the circumstances
Parents have been prosecuted in the UK for leaving a 12 yr old in charge of siblings while they went on holiday 3 weeks
but I dont think anyone here would turn a hair if the child of 12 were in charge 4-6pm until the parents returned from work.
you get the idea
Thebasic law here is the Children Act 1988 as amended and I think the 2004 edition is just out now !
Parents have been prosecuted in the UK for leaving a 12 yr old in charge of siblings while they went on holiday 3 weeks
but I dont think anyone here would turn a hair if the child of 12 were in charge 4-6pm until the parents returned from work.
you get the idea
Thebasic law here is the Children Act 1988 as amended and I think the 2004 edition is just out now !
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In the UK, Peter is right. This site gives more detail
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/home/needadvice/childr enathomealone.htm
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/home/needadvice/childr enathomealone.htm
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