Rachel de Souza makes strongest intervention yet as three relatives go on trial for murder of Sara Sharif, the 10-year-old who allegedly suffered two years of abuse by her fatherMinisters must ban smacking now, the children’s commissioner for England has said, in her strongest intervention yet on child safety.Rachel de Souza said that banning smacking was “a necessary step” to keep children safe, and that bans in Scotland and Wales had “taught us we need to take that step in England too”, adding “now is the time to go further”. Continue reading…
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Author : James Tapper
Publish date : 2024-10-19 18:00:21
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Ban smacking in England now, says children’s commissioner
