Petition · past parliament
Ban corporal punishment. Make it a crimnal offence to beat your children.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
In this modern society is should be illegal to beat your children. However the law allows parents to beat their children as long as it does not cause serious damage. I believe that any violent action towards children should be taken as child abuse. Adults and animals cannot be beaten.
Even animals are banned from being beaten. Animals cannot be beaten yet children can. Corporal punishment is degrading and causes psychological damage.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Oct 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Oct 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Oct 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.