The NSPCC say a current legal defence of ‘reasonable chastisement’ against children in Northern Ireland must end.

Currently the defence of "reasonable chastisement" allows parents and carers to argue in court that it was reasonable to use force against their child ...

Campaigners have issued a fresh call to ban smacking across the UK after a poll found more young adults think it's unacceptable. All corporal punishment of children, including shaking, slapping and ...