I understand the point my noble friend makes about the reluctance of parents to report abuses. Does that not indicate that the law needs to be changed so that corporal punishment is not allowed in any setting? What will happen if certain settings refuse to sign the code of conduct? What sanctions have we got?
Children and Families Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Storey
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 November 2013.
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Committee proceeding on Children and Families Bill.
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