Merseyside Police has warned parents to "know where their children are" over Halloween and Bonfire Night.
The letter, which was posted to Twitter by Bellerive FCJ Catholic College, has provided advice for the coming month. The force is writing to all parents and guardians to ask for their help over Halloween, Bonfire Night and the days around in order to keep children safe.
The police state they want "everyone to have fun" and will "be working hard to keep you safe". It offers advice for parents in order to achieve this.
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The letter asks parents and guardians to "know where their children are" and said:
- Encourage kids to go to local events that are being organised, or try a spooky film together.
- If your children are going out (particularly on October 30 and 31), make sure you know where they're going. If possible, drop them off and pick them up.
- Don't let your children hang around the street.
- If they're going somewhere local - walk there with them.
- Have an agreed time when they need to be home.
- Don't buy fireworks or eggs and flour for them, and don't let them take it out of the house.
The letter also asks parents to "know the risks". It said:
Throwing things at cars, buses, shops and houses can hurt people - drivers might swerve if they get distracted and cause a crash, or someone might get hurt by broken glass (and scratched paintwork can be very expensive to fix) enough to melt glass and cause serious or fatal injuries
Getting into trouble with the police can lead to a criminal record, which means not being able to go on holiday to countries like the USA, and not being able to do certain jobs
Messing around with fireworks is dangerous - some burn as hot as 1,200 degrees - hot enough to melt glass and cause serious or fatal injuries.
Setting out the law regarding fireworks, the letter adds:
If a young person under the age of 16 commits any of the offences below, the parent/guardian will have to pay the fine.
- A person under the age of 16 can be arrested and fined if found with an unlit firework.
- A person under the age of 16 can also be arrested and fined if they throw or light a firework or make a bonfire.
- A person under the age of 16 can be arrested and fined for throwing things like eggs, flour, paint or other objects at people, vehicles or property.
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