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Introduce legislation in England to prevent parents smacking their children

Submitted on Saturday 21st November 2020

Rejected on Monday 30th November 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Introduce legislation in England to prevent parents smacking their children

Petition Details

Scotland recently agreed legislation to prevent parents using physical punishment on their children, England should do the same to recognise the rights of children in line with the United Nations Convention on Children’s Rights, they should have the right to live without fear of physical violence


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There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/559501

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