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

A top paediatrician has backed an MP’s plans to introduce a smacking ban in England, saying it puts children at risk of ‘really significant physical harm’. The Children’s Act 2004 made it unlawful for ...

Actor Sir Michael Caine and former England footballer Alan Shearer have called on the Prime Minister to ban smacking, urging ...

According to the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful to hit your child, except where it is ‘reasonable punishment’, and this is judged case-by-case. There are calls to ban smacking in England and ...

Suffering verbal abuse at home can be as damaging to children’s mental health as being physically hit, researchers have warned. Under the Children Act 2004, it is illegal to cause actual or bodily ...