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-594 |
CADRP-594 |
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It is unnecessary. The law currently protects against abuse. The majority of citizens don't see a need for the change. To enforce a particular style of parenting and outlaw a legitimate other is state interference. It will put an additional strain on already overworked services.
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No. The law currently protects against abuse.
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It will cause extra work for the police and for social services as they will be required to investigate parents who smack their children in loving ways as a means of enforcing discipline.
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With the extra work to social services and the police it will have significant financial burdens that are totally avoidable by not implementing unnecessary legislation.
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Physical punishment is only one potential form of abuse, and there are many more significant ways parents are liable to abuse their children with no similar safeguards in place - such as psychological abuse and overindulging their children. If the state is going to interfere with physical punishment, surely they should interfere on every level!