Topic: Child cruelty
Physical punishment – ‘A thin line between reasonable chastisement and assault’
The 21 March 2022 was a historic day in Wales. As of this date, physically punishing children became illegal.
Introduction to the Sentencing Council’s new child cruelty definitive guideline
The Sentencing Council recently issued a new Definitive Guideline for Child Cruelty offences, applicable to defendants aged 18 or over who are sentenced in the Crown Court on or after 1 January 2019.