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 |
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CADRP-651 |
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• The current law is not clear.
• Equality-It’s because children should have the same protection from assault as adults do.
• Children’s Rights - The change will help realise children’s rights to Article 19- protection from violence and abuse.
• Physical punishment is harmful for children and leads to poorer outcomes.
• Physical punishment does not work
I strongly believe that Wales should lead the way in the UK towards making it clear in law that assaulting a child is abuse and is not ok. Being able to provide clear guidelines to parents about what is ok and what is not ok is essential.
I recently stepped in to a situation where an adult was being verbally abusive towards the child - there were numerous adults present, as well and a number of security personnel. Not one of them stepped in - giving the reason that it was ok for a parent to discipline their own child. If that adult had been talking to another adult in that way, there is no doubt that the security people would have intervened. Although this was not physical, I think that it highlights the misguided views of some adults and a clear law would go someway in informing people of all children's rights to be safe from harm.
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