Make it illegal for parents to smack children
We want the government to bring in legislation which prohibits the slapping, hitting and smacking of children.
Signatures
90
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 90/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 90/100,000
- 28 AUG 2025Petition closedFinal total: 90 signatures
- 28 FEB 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We feel that too many children are seriously injured both physically and mentally by parental abuse.