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Children, Schools and Families Bill

I thank the Minister for her assurance that should her Government by any chance be re-elected on 6 May, she will bring this matter forward again. If she has the opportunity to do so, we will press her to go further than the recommendations of Sir Roger Singleton. She relies on a potential inconsistency in what I am trying to achieve between the legal position of a parent who hits a child and that of a grandmother who hits a child. I ask her to consider the inconsistency for children as regards their protection vis-à-vis the laws of assault compared with adults. It is illegal to assault an adult; it is not fully illegal to assault a child. However, the hour is late. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 40 withdrawn. Clause 31 disagreed. Clause 32 : Restriction on publication of information relating to family proceedings Clause 32 : Restriction on publication of information relating to family proceedings Debate on whether Clause 32 should stand part of the Bill.