Smacking

Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England

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Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England

Nathan Standley Education reporter Getty Images Leading child doctors have joined calls for a complete ban on smacking children in England, saying there is no evidence it has any positive effect on their wellbeing. Currently, smacking is unlawful in England, except in cases where it amounts to a “reasonable punishment”. Now the Royal College of … Read more

Protect children from smacking in England and Northern Ireland, say doctors

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Protect children from smacking in England and Northern Ireland, say doctors

Joanna Barrett, associate head of policy at the NSPCC, said: “All children deserve the same protection from assault as adults. Yet in England and Northern Ireland, children continue to be exposed to a legal loophole that can undermine their basic right to protection under the guise of ‘reasonable chastisement’. Source link