Smacking ban ruled out in Wales, for now
Smacking will not be banned in Wales during the lifetime of the current Welsh Assembly which ends in 2016, the Welsh Government has said.
Smacking will not be banned in Wales during the lifetime of the current Welsh Assembly which ends in 2016, the Welsh Government has said.
Later today members of the Welsh Assembly will debate a motion calling for smacking to be banned, but there are doubts about whether they have the power to change the criminal law.