Mothers, fathers, and carers have different ways of telling their children off, and a controversial method is smacking ... ban corporal punishment, although the number now stands at 67. Scotland ...

MPs encouraged to support proposal to ban smacking in England - An amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill ...

It's a topic that divides opinions: 52% of UK adults think it should be legal for parents to smack their children as a form ...

Top doctors have pleaded with the government to implement a ban on smacking as it offers no benefit ... and that's why so many other countries, including Scotland and Wales, have now ensured ...

In England, the defence is included in the Children Act of 2004, but smacking children has been permitted by law since 1860. Scotland was the first UK country to ban corporal punishment in ...

The group says that those opposing a smacking ban should look at the scientific ... and Schools Bill amendment will do that if passed." Scotland became the first part of UK to make smacking ...

Leading children’s doctors are calling for a ban on smacking in England ... said other countries – including Scotland and Wales – had laws in place ensuring equal protection from assault ...

According to Professor Andrew Rowland some 67 countries around the world have already adopted smacking bans, including Wales and Scotland, with a further 20 committing to do so. Sweden was the first ...