Proceeding contribution from Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 7 April 2010. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Children, Schools and Families Bill.

Children, Schools and Families Bill

40: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause— "Reasonable punishment (1) The Children Act 2004 is amended as follows. (2) In section 58 (reasonable punishment), after subsection (4) insert— "(4A) Only a person with parental responsibility for a child within the meaning of section 3 of the Children Act 1989 can justify battery of that child on the ground that it constituted reasonable punishment.""

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 718 c1594
Session: 2009-10
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Access Children Disclosure of information Devolved matters Discipline Corporal punishment Licensing Family courts National Assembly for Wales Pupils Newspaper press Media Parental responsibility Personal, social, health and economic education Standards Schools Teachers Young offenders Safety Wales
Legislation: Children, Schools and Families Bill 2009-10
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Children, Schools and Families Bill

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