Leonardo Machado (2)
5 Dec 2025 · Coroner Brendan Allen · Dorset
The coroner's concerns
1. rental of food delivery licences to under 18s
“There is significant national concern about the "rental" of food delivery licences to under 18s”
2. lone working at night delivering to private homes
“children are working in the food delivery economy, which involves lone working at night, with deliveries being made to the home addresses of private individuals, placing the children in a vulnerable position”
3. road traffic collision risk for children
“placing children in a lone working environment at night and on the roads on electric or motorised scooters, mopeds or motorcycles also increases the risks of them coming to harm through a road traffic collision, leading to a risk of death”