Wales makes smacking children illegal marking end of 'reasonable punishment' defence
In a move campaigners have dubbed "a historic moment for children and their rights", a new law has been introduced in Wales that deems smacking children illegal.
While smacking a child is deemed unlawful in England and Northern Ireland, it is allowed as long as it constitutes a "reasonable punishment". Speaking about the new law, Drakeford said: "No more grey areas. That is all in the past. There is no place for physical punishment in a modern Wales.” Researchers from University College London analysed 20 years of research on physical punishment by considering 69 global studies.
Lead author Dr Anja Heilmann, from UCL's Department of Epidemiology, said: "Physical punishment is ineffective and harmful, and has no benefits for children and their families. This could not be clearer from the evidence we present.
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