United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 82085
Children: Corporal Punishment
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14 October 2025
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4 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 58 of the Children Act 2004, if she will take legislative steps to remove the defence of reasonable punishment for parents.
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14 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 58 of the Children Act 2004, if she will take legislative steps to remove the defence of reasonable punishment for parents.
Source: Commons
4 November 2025
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The landmark Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, a key part of the government’s Plan for Change, represents the most transformative piece of child protection legislation in a generation, including wholesale reform of the children’s social care system a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-14/82085
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1841196
- uk · wq-1841196 · source updated 4 November 2025