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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 132304" data-attributes="member: 33">NSPCC guidelines say that under no circumstances should babies, toddlers or young children be left by themselves.Even though there is no set age in the law on when children can be left alone, parents can still be prosecuted for leaving children alone. If it is deemed that children  have been neglected because there are no adults around, criminal proceedings can be brought against the parents. If they are found guilty of neglect, they can face a fine or a prison sentence.In 2014, dad Tim Haines, 53, was prosecuted for leaving his sick two-year-old daughter, Iset, alone in a car for five minutes while he went into a chemist to buy some Calpol.Quaffing wine in a restaurant doesn't constitue being at home looking after your children and appears worse than leaving a child in a car for 5 mins.</blockquote>