Andy McClenaghan is joined by Baroness Joan Walmsley, Co-Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, Kate Fallon, General Secretary of the Association of Educational Psychologists and John McGowan, General Secretary of the Social Workers Union to discuss what the law says about the corporal punishment of children, the impacts it has, and efforts being pursued to ban smacking in England.They explore recent changes to the legal landscape in Scotland and Wales, the situation globally and how a smacking ban would affect social workers. For information on positive alternatives to smacking provided by the Welsh Government, please visit https://gov.wales/parenting-give-it-time/understanding-and-responding-behaviour

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