“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
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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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