Published on 12:00 AM, October 05, 2019
Scotland votes to ban smacking children
Afp, Ondon
Scottish lawmakers voted on Thursday to ban parents and carers from smacking children. Lawmakers voted by 84 to 29 to introduce a law that will make it a criminal offence for parents to use physical punishment against a child. Currently, parents can use “reasonable” physical force to discipline children. The law will come into force within 12 months of it being approved by Queen Elizabeth II.
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