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This is a topic that has been discussed several times previously on the FSF, on 30th June NHS told all health and social care providers to remove them from their settings - I have had a look at the online advice and found the following document. There is not a definitive ruling for the early years sector - but I'm removing all of ours!

 

The Myth of “Safety Socket Covers” - unnecessary and a hazard!

 

This was the alert sent out by NHS

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I removed ours years ago.. staff were not happy until I explained why and at the time Ofsted told us we should have them.. I still did not have them in the setting, and had a similar explanation as in the article on site for anyone who questioned it..

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We still use them! I've brought it up a couple of times but the response has been so emphatically no that I've left it, but, I've got the hall keys this year, so...☺

 

 

Plus, someone on fb just told me a retired electrician told her to remove just 2 weeks ago!!!

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well...................................after considering the report, I walked around my building and removed every one of the covers and binned them.Don't ever say the lady's not for turning :)

Yep, me too

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http://eyfs.info/forums/topic/41644-socket-covers/?hl=%2Bsocket+%2Bcovers

 

This was almost 2 years ago now, with the same link to the 'flawed' article....

 

Interesting to read again, and really we are still none the wiser, someone should just make the call for EY settings/schools as well.

 

My name is Mouse and I'm a user ...at the moment :-/

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