“The UK will come under increasing pressure to ban all smacking and corporal punishment of children as the European human rights body steps up pressure for a change in the law.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2010
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Archive for the 'corporal punishment' Category
Europe presses UK to introduce total ban on smacking children – The Guardian
Published April 26, 2010 corporal punishment , news Leave a CommentDevon man who hit his baby son must pay him £50 – BBC News
Published April 7, 2010 assault , community service , compensation , corporal punishment , news , suspended sentences Leave a Comment“A father who hit his baby son because he knocked a photo frame off a television has been ordered to pay him £50 compensation.”
BBC News, 7th April 2010
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School smacking loophole closed – BBC News
Published March 30, 2010 corporal punishment , education , news Leave a Comment“Smacking is to be banned for anyone working with children outside the family, closing a loophole on corporal punishment, the government has said.”
BBC News, 30th March 2010
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Smacking children: the law – Daily Telegraph
Published January 4, 2010 children , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“The law on smacking children is a grey area, which campaigners have sought to change in recent years.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd January 2010
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Nurse Susan Pope sacked from school after smacking son loses appeal against dismissal – Daily Telegraph
Published August 20, 2009 children , corporal punishment , education , news , unfair dismissal Leave a Comment“Susan Pope, the nurse sacked from a leading public school after smacking her son in her own home, has lost her claim for unfair dismissal.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2009
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Judges rule on child discipline – BBC News
Published August 3, 2009 child abuse , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“Judges in the case of a girl who was kicked and slapped by her parents have drawn a line at which disciplining children becomes physical abuse.”
BBC News, 1st August 2009
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‘Discipline’ father’s crop attack – BBC News
Published May 19, 2009 child cruelty , corporal punishment , sentencing Leave a Comment“A father who horsewhipped his three children for discipline and to stop them ‘going off the rails’ has been jailed at Cardiff Crown Court.”
BBC News, 18th May 2009
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Boy, eight, taken into care after mother hit him with hairbrush – The Guardian
Published April 14, 2009 child abuse , corporal punishment , news , social services Leave a Comment“Child protection authorities yesterday said they hoped to return an eight-year-old boy to his mother who had hit him with a hairbrush as soon as possible, but defended their decision to take him into care.”
The Guardian, 11th April 2009
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Smacking row family win right to adopt – Daily Telegraph
Published February 12, 2009 adoption , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“A family has won the right to adopt a girl after they were banned when the father smacked a child for swearing.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2009
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Schoolteacher on trial for hitting hand of girl pupil – Daily Telegraph
Published December 1, 2008 corporal punishment , news , teachers Leave a Comment“A schoolteacher has gone on trial accused of hitting the hand of a girl pupil during a design and technology lesson.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2008
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Court win for smack row parents – BBC News
Published November 5, 2008 adoption , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“A couple who told social workers they had the right to smack their adopted son have won the right to a re-hearing in a bid to adopt his sister, aged two.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
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Slap teacher guilty of misconduct – BBC News
Published October 15, 2008 corporal punishment , news , professional conduct , teachers Leave a Comment“A teacher who slapped a pupil on her bottom and called her a ‘naughty girl’ has been found guilty of professional misconduct but can carry on teaching.”
BBC News, 15th October 2008
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MPs’ smacking ban attempt fails – BBC News
Published October 10, 2008 children , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“A cross-party group of MPs has failed to force through a ban on smacking children in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 8th October 2008
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MPs attempt to force smacking ban – BBC News
Published October 8, 2008 children , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“A cross-party group of MPs is attempting to force through a ban on smacking children in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 7th October 2008
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Labour’s smacking laws could be ‘unworkable’ – Daily Telegraph
Published February 20, 2008 corporal punishment , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Senior judges want parents who are taken to court for smacking their children to be treated leniently.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2008
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Senior Labour MPs lead campaign to ban smacking – The Guardian
Published February 15, 2008 children , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“A fresh parliamentary attempt is to be made to ban the smacking of children, led by senior Labour backbenchers, including the chairman of the all-party health select committee.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2008
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‘Smacking can turn children into criminals’ – The Guardian
Published February 11, 2008 children , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“Smacking children, however lightly, should be outlawed because it increases the chances of aggression and anti-social and criminal behaviour in later life, a new report concludes.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2008
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Welsh smacking ban is ruled out – BBC News
Published January 18, 2008 corporal punishment , news , Wales Leave a Comment“Wales will not have the power to introduce its own smacking ban, the assembly government has been told.”
BBC News, 17th January 2008
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Pressure from parents sees rejection of smacking ban – The Independent
Published October 26, 2007 children , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“The Government bowed to parental pressure yesterday and decided against introducing a ban on smacking children.”
The Independent, 26th October 2007
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Child laws are fuelling rise in smacking, warns NSPCC – The Observer
Published September 17, 2007 child abuse , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“A leading children’s charity has warned ministers that they must reverse the law that allows parents to smack their children, amid evidence that it is fuelling ‘invisible abuse’.”
The Observer, 16th September 2007
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Parents given say in smacking law review – The Guardian
Published June 15, 2007 child abuse , corporal punishment , news Leave a Comment“Parents are to be invited to share their views on smacking as part of a review of changes to the law introduced to crack down on violence against children.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2007
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