Vulnerable families will be given equipment and advice to keep their children safe in the home over the next three years in an 18m Government scheme.
Details of the Home Safety Equipment scheme are to be announced in theChildren's Plan, due in the next few weeks. It will be targeted atdeprived families who do not have access to local equipment schemes.
Children's secretary Ed Balls said, 'Vulnerable families often struggleto buy stairgates, socket covers or fireguards, and during ourconsultation for the Children's Plan we identified that more help wasneeded for these families to prevent accidental injuries at home.'
