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Jersey votes to criminalise parents who give their children a mild smack

Jersey votes to criminalise parents who give their children a mild smack

The Jersey Assembly has voted to ban parental smacking.

11 Dec 2019
World

Jersey law would criminalise parents who smack

Tatiana Kostareva

Jersey law would criminalise parents who smack

Parents who discipline their children using smacking would be criminalised under new plans from the Government of Jersey.

31 Oct 2019
World

MSPs vote to criminalise parents

MSPs vote to criminalise parents

4 Oct 2019
Scotland

Smacking: Wales one step closer to criminalising parents

Smacking: Wales one step closer to criminalising parents

18 Sep 2019
England & Wales

Welsh councils ‘in the dark’ over smacking ban

Welsh councils ‘in the dark’ over smacking ban

30 Aug 2019
England & Wales

Criminalising parents who smack children set to cost millions

2 Aug 2019
England & Wales

Two thirds oppose Wales bid to criminalise smacking

Two thirds oppose Wales bid to criminalise smacking

1 Aug 2019
England & Wales

MSP warns: Smacking ban could also criminalise shouting

MSP warns: Smacking ban could also criminalise shouting

18 Jun 2019
Scotland

Top lawyers acknowledge smacking ban could criminalise parents

7 Jun 2019
England & Wales

MSPs vote to criminalise parents who smack their children

29 May 2019
Scotland

MSPs to debate smacking ban after committee rejects major concerns

17 May 2019
England & Wales

Police set to investigate hundreds of Welsh parents over smacking

9 May 2019
England & Wales

Be Reasonable: Wales Govt ‘playing with fire’ over smacking ban

3 May 2019
England & Wales

Smacking ban will destroy trust in families, says legal expert

10 Apr 2019
Scotland