Shropshire PCSO campaigns to get child car seat law changed

A Police Community Support Officer in Shropshire has a launched a petition to get the law governing children's car seats changes.

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A PCSO wants children to be rear facing in car seats until at least the age of four

Katy Balaam, who patrols the Brookside area of Telford, says the current law is dangerous and could lead to very young children suffering serious injury if they are involved in a car crash.

PCSO Balaam has now launched a campaign on the government's petition website to get the law changed to ensure children are in rear facing car seats until the age of four.

"At the moment when children are around 15 months old parents are putting them in front facing car seats, when in fact they can and should remain in rear facing car seats much longer," she said.