<p class="text-align-justify">As mentioned before, parents smacking children is expected to be banned in Wales in 2022. Huw Irranca-Davies, the Welsh Minister for Children, believes that physical punishment of children has no place in contemporary and modern Wales.</p>

<p class="text-align-justify">A father was convicted of assault in October 2017 after his five-year-old kid was reportedly spanked on the backside for destroying a potted plant.&nbsp;<br />
Physical punishment of children has been shown in studies to have long-term and negative consequences on people's life. It can make youngsters resentful and furious, and it can also harm the parent-child bond. As a result, the government must modify the law as soon as possible to ensure that children in England enjoy the same level of protection as children in other regions of the United Kingdom.<br />
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