In 2025, it cannot be right that children, the youngest and most vulnerable group in society, are the least protected from physical assault. RCPCH are campaigning, alongside supporters from across the sector for equal protection for all children in the UK.
As the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill enters the House of Lords, 14 leading health organisations have signed an open letter urging the UK Government to support an amendment to remove the 'reasonable punishment' defence from law in England.