'Violence is never acceptable': Scotland votes to ban smacking children

Scotland's smacking ban will come into effect within a year of Queen Elizabeth II signing off on the reform.

The ban on all physical punishment was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Scottish parliament. Source: Getty

Scottish lawmakers have voted to ban parents and carers from smacking children.

Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament voted by 84 to 29 to introduce a law that will make it a criminal offence for parents to use physical punishment against a child.

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