Benedict's Law will become statutory law

Tuesday, 10 March 2026 10:28

Source: Benedict Blythe Foundation Facebook page

A mum from Stamford whose son died after suffering a fatal anaphylactic reaction at school aged five

says the way Benedict's Law has been adopted by the Government last night went further than they were expecting. Helen Blythe was there to watch the proceedings in the Houses of Parliament and has led the campaign for four years for better protection for children with allergies through the Benedict Blythe Foundation.

‘Last night in the House of Commons, and it was an amazing moment because we were there to hear the minister announce that Benedict's Law, which we've campaigned for for the last four years to make schools safer for children with allergies, was not just going to be statutory guidance that we announced last week but was going to be written into statute book and will be a law. So real law. That means that if the protections that we had asked for aren't in place, that schools will be breaking the law. And we were joined by Alicia Kearns MP, who has been tirelessly campaigning on our behalf, who's really been pushing this over the last few weeks in particular. She has been making sure that the government have listened and she gave a heartfelt speech that was an amazing thing for us to hear. It was quite an emotional moment and we can't thank her enough for how much she has supported us as a family in this campaign and the end point of this is that schools will become safer for children with allergies, and that's an amazing thing’.