Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Hilton Dawson (Labour), on Thursday, 8 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 48 members in total.

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PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

That this House is dismayed that the Government with such a positive agenda for children and a bold approach to international affairs is too timid to challenge the Victorian concept of 'reasonable chastisement'; seems prepared to accept that children can have less protection from physical assault than adults, offering inadequate support for positive parenting and the best efforts of child protection workers; and calls upon Ministers to show courage and confidence in arranging for Members of Parliament to have a free vote on whether they want to proceed further into the 21st century burdened with a policy that regards it as acceptable for parents to hurt their children.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

383 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Children Abuse Protection Offences against children Violence

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk