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-82 |
CADRP-82 |
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Discipline is always necessary in bringing up young children and although to be used as a last resort must be available to loving parents. Nobody condones abusive use of force and this is already covered under the law .
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No.Child protection is already covered by the law and adequate measures available to the authorities when required
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it will be difficult to prove these offences and is likely to put barriers between parents and children
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obviously it hasn't been considered
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Criminalising parents for reasonable chastisement is clearly ludicrous
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interference by the state in raising a family is totally unacceptable in this subjective area