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| Wales smacking ban plan goes to public consultation | Wales smacking ban plan goes to public consultation |
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| Plans to outlaw smacking children in Wales are going out to a three-month consultation. | Plans to outlaw smacking children in Wales are going out to a three-month consultation. |
| Ministers said removing the defence of reasonable punishment would make it clear smacking was "no longer acceptable". | Ministers said removing the defence of reasonable punishment would make it clear smacking was "no longer acceptable". |
| Charities including the NSPCC said this would bring Wales in line with dozens of other countries. | Charities including the NSPCC said this would bring Wales in line with dozens of other countries. |
| But campaigners against the law fear it could criminalise ordinary parents. | But campaigners against the law fear it could criminalise ordinary parents. |
| Minister for Children and Social Care, Huw Irranca-Davies, said: "As a parent of three boys myself, I know being a parent can sometimes be a challenging experience. | Minister for Children and Social Care, Huw Irranca-Davies, said: "As a parent of three boys myself, I know being a parent can sometimes be a challenging experience. |
| "Our knowledge of what children need to grow and thrive has developed considerably over the last 20 years. We now know that physical punishment can have negative long-term impacts on a child's life chances and we also know it is an ineffective punishment." | "Our knowledge of what children need to grow and thrive has developed considerably over the last 20 years. We now know that physical punishment can have negative long-term impacts on a child's life chances and we also know it is an ineffective punishment." |
| Scotland became the first part of the UK to confirm plans to outlaw smacking children last year. | |
| Now ministers in Wales want parents to choose "positive and more effective methods". | Now ministers in Wales want parents to choose "positive and more effective methods". |
| The proposed law would not involve creating a new offence but would instead remove the defence to the existing offences of assault and battery. | The proposed law would not involve creating a new offence but would instead remove the defence to the existing offences of assault and battery. |
| So, any adult looking after a child would no longer be able to use physical or corporal punishment against them. | So, any adult looking after a child would no longer be able to use physical or corporal punishment against them. |
| Physical punishment has already been outlawed in schools and childcare facilities but Mr Irranca-Davies said it was time "to ensure it is no longer acceptable anywhere". | Physical punishment has already been outlawed in schools and childcare facilities but Mr Irranca-Davies said it was time "to ensure it is no longer acceptable anywhere". |
| The Welsh Government is now allowed to legislate in areas of parental discipline, under the new Wales Act. | The Welsh Government is now allowed to legislate in areas of parental discipline, under the new Wales Act. |
| The consultation runs until 2 April. | The consultation runs until 2 April. |