England should follow the lead of Scotland and Wales by banning smacking, the children’s commissioner has said. However, some within the Government fear criminalising parents would be a nanny-state policy.
England should follow the lead of Scotland and Wales by banning smacking, the children’s commissioner has said.
Last month Wales made any type of corporal punishment, including smacking, hitting, slapping and shaking, illegal in the country.Parents or anyone who is responsible for a child while the parents are absent can now face criminal or civil charges if they are found to have physically disciplined a young person in any way.Critics of the law change have said it will criminalise parents, but the Welsh Government insisted the move was about protecting children’s rights.
Whether the defence was accepted depends on the circumstances of each case, taking into consideration factors such as the age of the child and the nature of the contact, including whether it left a red mark or was carried out with a fist or implement such as a cane or belt. ‘I think we’ve got a great opportunity to look, watch it, as it’s embedded , and I would be supportive – certainly, from what I’ve seen so far – I would be supportive if our government decided to do the same,’ she said.She had innocently gone into the kitchen after playing in the treehouse and helped herself to a pink fairy cake that was sitting out.
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