Children’s commissioner calls for England to consider ban on smacking

Dame Rachel de Souza has signalled her support for changing the law to give children the same protection from assault as adults.

of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) Act 2020 and marks the end of the common law defence of “reasonable punishment”.

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