Petitions/Make smacking a child a specific offence
StatusClosed
Opened9 Oct 2025
Closes9 Apr 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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I want the government or parliament to ban parents from smacking a child as this shouldn't be an acceptable form of punishment.

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Louise Haigh
1Louise Haigh MP
Sheffield Heeley
4
Steve Darling
2Steve Darling MP
Torbay
4
Mr Clive Betts
3Mr Clive Betts MP
Sheffield South East
3
Neil Coyle
4Neil Coyle MP
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
2
Josh Fenton-Glynn
5Josh Fenton-Glynn MP
Calder Valley
2
Sir Julian Smith
6Sir Julian Smith MP
Skipton and Ripon
2
Sir Geoffrey Cox
7Sir Geoffrey Cox MP
Torridge and Tavistock
2
Mark Garnier
8Mark Garnier MP
Wyre Forest
2
Chris Elmore
9Chris Elmore MP
Bridgend
2
Laura Kyrke-Smith
10Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Aylesbury
1
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