Child protection must 'include smacking'

By James Tweed, Nursery World, 16 October 2003

An alliance of more than 180 organisations committed to children's rights has criticised the Government for not referring to smacking in its child protection Green Paper, Every child matters. The Children's Rights Alliance for England, in its annual review of UK Government action on the UN convention on the rights of the child, published last week, said, 'The Green Paper, aimed at reforming child protection, does not mention smacking.

An alliance of more than 180 organisations committed to children's rights has criticised the Government for not referring to smacking in its child protection Green Paper, Every child matters. The Children's...

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