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 |
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CADRP-113 |
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I wholeheartedly believe that this bill could only do harm to families. Criminalising loving parents would hardly be helpful to children or society in general. There is absolutely no evidence that a loving smack is harmful to children and if already stretched resources are stretched even further in dealing with unnecessary charges, then children who are actually being abused will be put at even greater risk. It is a parent's responsibility to care for and when necessary discipline their children without intrusive interference from the authorities.
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Definitely not
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As above, if resources are stretched more than they are already, vulnerable children are bound to be put at even more risk by abusive parents/guardians. And who can tell what harm may be done to children possibly removed from their parents simply because they, in loving discipline, received a gentle smack.
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The financial costs of implementing this bill could be vast, not only in prosecuting loving parents but also in dealing with the outcome of vulnerable children suffering even more at the hands of abusive parents
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