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

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Presented by Justin Sungil Park

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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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