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Tag: Smacking children

Get the latest criminal law news and insight from the Public Defender Service about smacking children and child cruelty cases.

 

Physical punishment – ‘A thin line between reasonable chastisement and assault’

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The 21 March 2022 was a historic day in Wales. As of this date, physically punishing children became illegal.