Question follow-through · 101079

Safety Belts: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for a safe, accredited inspection or certification process to allow second-hand infant car seats in good condition to be re-used; and whether she will re

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for a safe, accredited inspection or certification process to allow second-hand infant car seats in good condition to be re-used; and whether she will re

  2. 5 Jan 2026

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  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Department does not provide specific guidance on the use of second-hand infant car seats and has not evaluated the feasibility of an inspection or certification process for such products. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) advis...

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