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New legislation for ponds to have safety measures to prevent access by children

Submitted by Sophie Wilson on Wednesday 1st April 2026

Published on Thursday 30th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Friday 30th October 2026

Current Signatures: 3,595
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Access ~ Accidental ~ Children ~ Commons ~ Domestic ~ Drowned ~ England ~ Gardening ~ Incidents ~ Inspired ~ Law ~ Loss ~ measures ~ month ~ place ~ POND ~ Prevent ~ risk ~ Safety ~ safety measures ~ security ~ Steps ~ wander

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 3,595 signatures in total, with signatories from 519 constituencies. That makes it the 145th most popular open petition, and the 4,072nd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 71% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 12% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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