Consultation on the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill
Tystiolaeth i’r Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg ar gyfer craffu Cyfnod 1 Bil Plant (Diddymu Amddiffyniad Cosb Resymol) (Cymru) |
Evidence submitted to the Children, Young People and Education Committee for Stage 1 scrutiny of the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill |
CADRP-42 |
CADRP-42 |
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The state is becoming a parent. The parent-child relationship must be supported unless you want to pay for a professional no-smacking nanny to all families. Loving parents know their children best - a mild smack as a form of discipline is not the same as abuse. Smacking is fast and effective form of discipline some require. How is discipline to be achieved if smacking is not an option? There is more harm done by giving children sweets so why don't you outlaw them.
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No - The Law is fine as it is.
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Mass public protests
Huge costs of cases
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No
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Smacking classed as abuse will bring confusion into the law against child abuse, dangerous for at-risk children.
Removing the ‘reasonable chastisement defence’ will mean that a parent disciplining their
child with a mild smack would be classed as assault. Banning smacking will inevitably catch
ordinary loving parents and turn them into criminals.
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The concept of this Bill is barmy. You will need to set up a family discipline enforcement service that I can call to ask advice on when my child throws his food on the floor. If it happens a second time I expect compensation from the fde service for the disciplinary failures. Maybe you will need a court system to deal with all these cases so that justice is served.