Submitted on Thursday 12th November 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 18th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Stop all forms of physical punishment.
Make it illegal for anyone to harm a child physically, regardless of the reason or relationship with the child. Regard it as abuse.
When other techniques can be used to tackle bad behaviour, physical punishment is unnecessary and traumatic. It promotes fear, not respect. It can lead to more abuse in adult life from the abuser or the abused. Family members or care givers should be educated about other forms of behaviour management. Schools should also run sessions to raise awareness. Hospitals and adoption agencies could offer courses as well to new parents.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. It's already illegal to assault a child. There are limited circumstances where a parent or carers is currently allowed to smack a child, you can find out more here:
childlawadvice.org.uk/information-pages/the-law-on-smacking-children/
You could start a new petition calling for a ban on smacking children, if that's what you'd like to see happen.
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