Amendment 'will confuse parents'
Simon Vevers
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Campaigners for a complete ban on smacking have warned that last week's Commons vote to allow parents to physically chastise children as long as they do not leave a mark is unworkable, confusing and likely to lead to more parents being prosecuted. The Commons rejected the call from children's charities and a range of professional organisations to abolish the 'reasonable chastisement'
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