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Doctors demand smacking ban in England to end 'Victorian-era punishment' which harms children

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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) urges for a change in the law to scrap defence of smacking.

67 countries around the world have already adopted smacking bans, with 20 committing to do so.

Scotland became the first part of UK to make smacking children illegal in 2020 .

But in England and Northern Ireland punishment is allowed, although what is reasonable depends on each case.

A poll of 3,500 adults in England found 71% think smacking is not acceptable.

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