There is, currently, no minimum age listed in legislation at which children can be left alone. However, it is expected that parents understand that children need to be of an age to cope without parental supervision in specific circumstances. Parents can be charged and prosecuted already if they leave children under 12 without adequate supervision if that prosecution is deemed the correct action. Children can be removed from parental control if that is deemed the correct response to their being left without adequate supervision. There is no requirement for a new law in this area.
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