Health and Safety gone mad

i can understand, my neighbours 3 doors away like to let the whole street know when they are out in the garden

for goodness sake this country has gone to pot. a child cant let off steam in his own garden!! SHAME ON YOU BRITAIN!!

Also to point out, the police don't get involved in these kind of (civil) disputes unless a crime is committed. They don't want to know. So basically you're at the mercy of the council or the private courts, and the time it takes to represent your case. I do not see why a minority should infringe upon the rights and liberties of the majority, and therefore I have very little tolerance with people like this.. what you do in your own home IS your business - until it affects others, after which it is their right to make it their business. As long as all reasonable avenues of redress are sought, I don't have a problem with legislating against anti-social people. If keeping your kids under moderate control is such a hindrance.. don't have them, or don't choose to live in close confines to people with tiny gardens. It's not society's fault but yours.

I've just read the article about the alleged noise nuisance by the four/five-year-old.

As far as I can establish Councils are bound by law to investigate noise complaints under Environmental Protection Act 1990. I doubt they would inform someone about the noise for no reason.

England is a grossly over-crowded, so space and privacy is scarce unless you're rich or fortunate enough to be able to decide where you live. England also contains a plethora of foreign cultures, and practices, some of which are very different to norm. Most people are sensible, tolerant and mature enough to respect other people's rights to peace and privacy, and everyone is capable of being a nuisance once in a while whether they know it or not.

However there is a section of society in this country that is, in part, responsible for the Acts and laws governing our everyday life. These people are an absolute menace, whether it is public or private property (in some cases I actually think you have a lot more right to redress if you rent from the council). These people willingly create noise and aggravation like it's an automatic, God-given right. These people need the book throwing at them, in my opinion.

Several of my neighbors let their dogs bark all day and refuse to take control of their noise. Other neighbors will let their kids kick seven bells out the fence, to the point where it is damaged beyond repair..time and time again. Another neighbor thinks it's funny to point security (not leisure), lighting at people's houses for hours one end..that is, until some other moron tried to out-do him. So now the moment night comes everyone's gardens look like a concentration camp, and people can't enjoy their evenings without being blinded or deafened. It never ends.

This kind of collective nuisance isn't normal, it has numerous, detrimental effects on health and well-being and it should not be tolerated. It's not always a case of regular noise from kids or dogs, or a case of PC gone mad. In some cases, these morons warrant action taken against them, however, as we know in this country there seems to be one law for one, and another law for the other..

It is not just at home we suffer this problem, either. When abroad, especially in certain places, how often do you see that it is - unfortunately - people from this country who are making the most noise and being the most disrespectful? I am proud of my country and I always will be, but that does not include letting these morons represent me at home or overseas. If anything the law should be stiffer and only towards this particular element that repeatedly sticks two fingers up at society then complains the moment society retaliates. This country really would be better without them.

If there were no "Americanised" suing culture there would be no need for this health and safety madness

Totally understandable in this claim direct culture we have brought to our shores,if a kid got hurt by a conker, their parents would try and claim and thats why schools and local councils have to protect themselves from being sued, so if you want somebody to blame, then blame the insurance companys for paying out on these type of claims and opening the door to claim for anything

The people who are going on about 'Political Correctness' are wrong. this issue has nothing to do with 'Political Correctness, it is about 'Health & Safety'.

Just keeping people in a job, they think most of us have not got enough common sence to live our own lives, Health and Safety should be kept in work places only, we have managed perfectly well in years gone by half the things they come up with shows THEY lack in common sence themselves, it is definately just keeping people in jobs

I have never heard of such a load of C...p in my entuire life. Who the hell makes these rules. Sack them, they must have some issues of being a child. But they are no good for this country at all.

Well, in times of austerity ,let's have a "sack the official day" ,each time some over- paid twerp enforces some rule without common sense, sack the twit.
In some Universities they have up to FIFTY! equality and diversity officers, sack the public servants and health and safety parasites.
Some of these people are paid upwards of 60 000 ayear ,that gives quite an imperative to write idiotic ,unworkable policies. Hanging is too good for the charlatans.