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 ...

In England, the defence is included in the Children Act of 2004, but smacking children has been permitted by law since 1860.

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 ...

Scotland and Wales are among the 67 countries which have made smacking illegal, in 2020 and 2022 respectively. But in England and Northern Ireland, smacking your child is not illegal if it is a ...

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 ...

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 ...