PMs Pets: Neglect Law, No Church Of Scientology And Chris Kamara MBE
ANORAK’S fairly regular look at those petitions appearing on the Prime Minister’s website.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Bring in a new law to make it a criminal offence to leave children aged under 12 on their own – Tony Bennett
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/no-to-neglect/
More and more children aged under 12 are being left on their own at home by their parents without proper supervision. The law on this point is totally unclear and appears to be covered only by the 1933 Children and Young Persons Act. The topic of young children being left on their own has been in the news in the past year and it is submitted that now is a good time to review existing laws. The dangers to young children of being left on their own are numerous and potentially very serious. The law should deter people with children under 12 from even thinking about leaving them on their own.
That’s right – leaving a child on their own in their house – or with a same age or younger friend or sibling – while you pop out should be a thought crime…
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Award Chris Kamara an MBE for services to Sport. More details – Will McIlveen
For services to banality and comedy…
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Ensure that the media have a statutory code of ethics for participants in TV shows – Dr Miriam Silver
To do an experiment with human participants, anyone in academia or health services has to submit a proposal to an ethics committee before they proceed. This explores benefits and possible adverse outcomes to see whether the experiment is justified and the people undertaking it suitably qualified. Professionals also have codes of conduct and ethics, which obligate them to “do no harm” and act in the best interest of their patients.
After the show, we’d like you to speak with Dave, our therapist…
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to not allowed girls under 18 to get abortions without parents consent. More details – Yvonne De Martino
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Make prison life harder for inmates. More details – Roy Evans
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make a televised address to the nation on climate change. More details – Joe Hayman
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to discourage TV editors from using background music in documentaries and factual programmes. More details – Robert Syrett
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Rename The ‘Church’ of Scientology under section 32 of the Companies Act. More details – Shane Moore of Britons Against The ‘Church’ of Scientology
We demand that the Prime Minister, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for Trade & Industry, use powers granted to them in section 32 of the Companies Act to insist that the ‘Church’ of Scientology (England & Wales) be made to rename themselves to a more suitable trading name that will not mislead or harm the public as to the nature of the companies main business.
The Oxford English Dictionary states that a ‘church’ is “an official Christian religious organization”. Since Scientology is not a Christian nor, more importantly, recognised as a religion in The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, it should not be allowed to mislead people by referring to itself as a “church”.
More next week
Posted: 16th, February 2008 | In: Politicians Comments (14) | TrackBack | Permalink
