The director of a Hialeah daycare is facing a child abuse charge after police said she was caught on camera hitting a ...

In 2022, after Wales banned the smacking of children, then-opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer said that other areas of the UK ...

Research suggests 82% of 18-24-year-olds believe any force whatsoever by a parent is unacceptable, as charities and health ...

Smacking children should be banned by the Government, actor Sir Michael Caine and legendary footballer Alan Shearer have said ...

Is it ever OK smack your own children? Does physical punishment ever have a place in parenting? This is a divisive, long-running debate that reared its head again this week, with a definitive report ...

A Cornwall MP is joining a host of charities and high profile figures in urging the government to ban the smacking of ...

The NSPCC is calling parents to back a ban on physical punishment in England and northern Ireland, saying it's harmful and puts kids at risk.

Nick Ferrari became embroiled in a huge row with Ashley James on Monday's This Morning as he told her that her 'kids needed a ...

Actor Sir Michael Caine and football legend Alan Shearer have urged the Prime Minister to ban smacking, urging him to lead ...

Nearly 300 signatories urge Sir Keir Starmer to ban smacking of children in England as NSPCC Helpline contacts rise 40% in ...

Today, October 14, an open letter will be handed to Downing Street calling on the Prime Minister to ban smacking in England.

It is legal for a parent or carer to smack their own child in the England, Wales and Northern Ireland when it amounts to ‘reasonable punishment’, as laid down in section 58 of the Children Act 2004.