Right To Swim, a national group of parents fighting for children's swimming rights, has been emailed by parents angry about rules being enforced by bosses at Centre Parcs, Butlins and Alton Towers.
Some pools insist on a one-to-one adult-child ratio for children aged under four, fearing compensation claims, said the group. It launched this March after councils started heavily enforcing non- compulsory 12-year-old guide-lines on supervision (Children Now, News, 2-8 June).
Carolyn Warner, Right to Swim chairwoman, said: "When we have a list of how many pools are enforcing these guidelines we will go to the Government." Single-parent families and those with several children were hit hardest, she added.
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