[Mistwraith]

Whats the legal age to leave a child home alone in the UK ?

sure they are at school most of the year but school holidays will impact on this, are the government going to create subsidised school holiday clubs for the kids of single parents or wil they have to take at least 10 weeks a year off their poorly paid jobs because that job doesnt pay enough for that many weeks of holiday club, personally i cant see any employer all being happy about that, especially in the retail sector and one of those school holidays being at christmas.
or do the government want 12 year olds sat home or walking the streets with no supervision ? I'm sure every peodo in the UK is looking forward to this new idea.