Motion · S4M-14661 · 29 Oct 2015
Irish Seanad Secures a Ban on the Physical Punishment of Children
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the decision of the Irish Seanad to pass Senator Jillian van Turnhout’s amendment to the Children First Bill to remove the common law defence of “reasonable chastisement” on 21 October 2015; understands that this has secured the effective ban on the physical punishment of children in Ireland, and celebrates that Ireland has become the 20th EU member state to effectively ban corporal punishment.
Supporters (15)
- Rob Gibson 29 Oct 2015
- Adam Ingram 29 Oct 2015
- Richard Lyle 29 Oct 2015
- Alison McInnes 29 Oct 2015
- Anne McTaggart 29 Oct 2015
- Dennis Robertson 29 Oct 2015
- Kevin Stewart 29 Oct 2015
- Jean Urquhart 29 Oct 2015
- John Finnie 30 Oct 2015
- Joan McAlpine 30 Oct 2015
- Christina McKelvie 30 Oct 2015
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 31 Oct 2015
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 3 Nov 2015
- Angus MacDonald 3 Nov 2015
- Malcolm Chisholm 20 Nov 2015
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.