Westcountry Housing, which operates in Devon and Cornwall, wrote to parents on a housing estate in Plymouth, to ask them to make sure their children do not play in parking or pedestrian areas.
“Please can you ensure that your children do not play football, ride bikes or scooters or skateboards in the parking areas or in the pedestrian areas around Alberta Close or Seven Trees Court,” the letter stated.
But Adrian Voce, an independent consultant and play campaigner, said Westcountry Housing was taking a wrong-headed approach, and called for them to retract the letter and issue an apology.
“I hope the housing association will see fit to retract that letter because they have clearly over-stepped the mark,” said Voce. “This is essentially banning children from public space and that is really an infringement of their human rights.”
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