A question on #CorporalPunishment #Wales tabled by Lord Jackson of Peterborough on 12-06-2025 has been answered by Lord Hanson of Flint.

Heading: Corporal Punishment: Wales
Question ID: 1812434
UIN: HL8421
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-12
Asking Member ID: 1551
Asking Member display name: Lord Jackson of Peterborough
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the smacking ban on police forces in Wales; what assessment they have made of the number of reports that police forces in Wales have received relating to the smacking of a chi
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Date answered: 2025-06-26
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Answering Member ID: 533
Answering Member display name: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answer text: The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020 introduced a ban on physical punishment against children in Wales. Assessing the impact of legislation implemented by the devolved Welsh Government is a matter for the Welsh Par...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
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