Parental freedoms News

Smacking should be banned, says Children’s Commissioner

• 3 Jan 2014

Smacking: Scots Lib Dems narrowly vote against ban

• 2 Apr 2013
• Scotland

Parents who smack kids shouldn’t be criminalised

• 4 Feb 2013

Charities call to criminalise smacking in Scotland

• 20 Jul 2012
• Scotland

Study claims smacking kids causes mental illness

• 9 Jul 2012

Public backs right of parents to smack

• 8 Feb 2012

Boris backs parents’ right to smack

• 2 Feb 2012

Labour MP backs right of parents to smack

• 26 Jan 2012

Smacking ban ruled out in Wales, for now

• 20 Oct 2011
• England & Wales

Welsh Assembly to debate smacking ban later today

• 19 Oct 2011

Assembly members in bid to ban smacking in Wales

• 17 Oct 2011
• England & Wales

Ban smacking in the UK, says European official

• 16 Feb 2011