Is it illegal to hit your child in England? As Wales passes new law on smacking kids
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dailystar.co.ukThe Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxLaws have changed a lot over the years on smacking your kids, now England is just one of four countries in Europe where it is still legal.The UK’s devolved governments of Wales and Scotland have different laws on smacking your kids.Wales just changed their laws on this, but what are these new changes?Currently, it is legal for a carer or parent to smack their own children to what amounts to “reasonable punishment”.This is according to section 58 of the Children Act 2004, but some people don’t know what “reasonable punishment” means.The age of the child and the force of the smack is also taken into account.Hitting a child which causes.
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