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Allied to the introduction of s. 58 CA 2004, the UK government made various press releases informing the public in England and Wales that Act's effects in lay terms, such as the following from The Daily Telegraph: [6] Parents who smack their children hard enough to leave a mark will face up to five years' imprisonment from today.
Use of any implement other than a bare hand is illegal and hitting a child in anger or in retaliation for something a child did is not considered reasonable and is against the law. The Court defined "reasonable" as force that would have a "transitory and trifling" impact on the child.
IN FOCUS: A decisive report this week called for a ban on smacking children in England and Northern Ireland, declaring it a danger to children’s mental health. Susie Mesure talks to experts (and ...
In England it’s already illegal to hit anyone. However there’s a “reasonable punishment” legal defence that lets parents smack their children under section 58 of the Children Act 2004.
The Children and Parents Code does not itself impose penalties for smacking children, but instances of corporal punishment that meet the criteria of assault may be prosecuted. [81] From the 1960s to the 2000s, there was a steady decline in the numbers of parents who use physical punishment as well as those who believe in its use.
Physical punishment at home can have a lasting impact and end in abuse, children's doctors warn.
Slapping is viewed differently by different cultures. In many countries, such as Iceland, slapping a child is viewed as a form of physical abuse, and is illegal (see corporal punishment of children), whereas in others, such as England, it is seen by only some parents as abusive, and even then only moderately so. [16]
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was ‘open-minded’ about calls for a ban