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Make it illegal for parents to smack children

Submitted by Taylor Chiswell Jones on Thursday 30th December 2021

Published on Tuesday 4th January 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 4th July 2022

Signatures: 5,234

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

abuse ~ Abused ~ Anxiety ~ Children ~ England ~ force ~ Forced ~ Illegal ~ Law ~ March ~ Reasonable ~ Remove ~ risk ~ Scotland ~ Severance ~ Severe ~ Smacking ~ Wales

Petition Action

Make it illegal for parents to smack children

Petition Details

The law should be changed to remove the use of “reasonable force” when smacking children.

Additional Information

Smacking has been associated with increased aggression, antisocial behaviour, depressive symptoms and anxiety in children. It also carries an increased risk of escalation into more severe abuse. It already illegal in Scotland and the law is changing in wales in March. I believe that the law should be changed in England for the safety and well-being of children.


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