Is it illegal

Is it illegal in the uk to lock a child In there bedroom at night for safety reasons . I would never do this in the day or as a punishment . But I am very scared for my daughter's safety and ours . My daughter who is 5 has adhd and I think autism . She is very impulsive and will do things to take risks . Recently her sleep has become really poor use to be better . She takes ages to get to sleep often playing up and not wanting to sleep and coming out of the room keeps saying she wants to sleep in our room . Which is a no no , I do shift work and I am not having co sleeping . Myself and my husband always took her back to her room explained it was wrong and reward when she didn't come out . We have a baby monitor so can hear and see her for safety reasons . Well that isn't working anymore the kind approach and rewards . She keeps doing it , and recently she is been doing unsafe things when coming out . Like will go in the bathroom and run the taps and leave them running . Tonight she went downstairs in the kitchen left fridge open and turned on the hobs in the kitchen. We have a Stargate at the top of the stairs and one at the bottom but she climbs over them . We rent so can't change layout , or move things as our kitchen doesn't have a door . We lock the back and front door so she cannot get out of the house . But I'm worried she will hurt herself or us . At a lost what to do . Any advice

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Have you tried using a night light that goes red when its ‘time to sleep’, green light can wake up? I haven’t used it personally but people have spoken highly about it that I know It sounds very stressful

It could be very dangerous in the event of a fire. Also how would she use the bathroom if she needed to in the night? Have you seen the extra high stair gates? Would it be worth getting some of those?

Have you talked to your GP? Does she see any consultant to follow up on her adhd? It is likely they have advice. If not, maybe they can escalate your referral. Also ask if an Occupational Therapist can help with this. It is not illegal but do you think she can be safe in her room by herself? We have a futton in our LO's bedroom and that is where I sleep when our LO is ill or wants to sleep with us. It helps them to feel the company but you are not sharing beds and you can manage to sleep. But this is with a child that sleeps. If she is not sleeping during the night, I bet it makes her symptoms worse during the day so it is important to find out what is keeping her up at night.

I have had a dog gate which is just like a baby gate but almost double the height x

If she's on any medication for her adhd, it would be asking for a meds review. If the meds dose is too high on a long acting med it may not be out her system by bedtime which is why she takes ages to settle or wakes up regularly at night. Also do you do any activities with her that will get her energy out before bedtime so she's tired enough to sleep?

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