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-496 |
CADRP-496 |
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I am very concerned that this Bill would criminalise loving, conscientious parents. The very parents who are the most concerned about the well being, behaviour and discipline of their children. No one is saying that it is ok to 'beat' their children or give them 'a good hiding'. Laws are already in place to protect children from such cruelty.
Smacking can be used to warn children of potential dangers before they are old enough to understand language.
As a mother of 3 I know that different children respond better to different kinds of discipline, smacking being just part of a whole gambit of measures. I would rather see government time and money being spent helping people to parent responsibly (including smacking but not exclusively) by education and classes rather than criminalising them before they've even begun.
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The whole thing will be an utter nightmare for social services and police alike. Without a huge increase in funding it is utterly undeliverable.
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No.
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You have an entire section in Part 2 on unquantified costs. It's lunacy to go ahead with this Bill without having thought about these costs.They will plainly be heavy and put huge stress upon the bodies mentioned.
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