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[Evangelical Times @EvangelicalTime]

Hundreds of parents sent for ‘re-education’ after smacking ban was introduced in Wales
https://t.co/czAUa5qD3w

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

Sociologist @AshleyAFrawley on the devastating impact of Wales' smacking ban on parents. She points out that even when no prosecution occurs, a police investigation can appear on enhanced DBS checks – affecting employment, social care, volunteering, etc. https://t.co/YXvENZJNqd

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

350+ parents have entered the criminal justice system under Wales’ smacking ban, with a much larger number referred to ‘re-education schemes’
@SimonCalvert14: “It is impossible to reconcile the Govt’s claim that implementation is ‘progressing well’ with the data it has produced”

[Barry District News @barrydistrict]

New row over smacking ban as review shows rise in parents in criminal justice https://t.co/jErocS3idV

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

Be Reasonable's @SimonCalvert14: “We have long warned this would happen, and the Govt’s own data is clearly showing it.”

“This law is costing the taxpayer millions, diverting police from serious crime and placing unnecessary strain on social services.”

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

The Welsh Govt’s 3-year review of its smacking ban has revealed increased workloads, child protection backlogs, and criminal cases against parents.
@southwalesargus
https://t.co/Pviai1D6Rw

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

.@SimonCalvert14: “This law is costing the taxpayer millions, diverting police from serious crime & placing unnecessary strain on social services. Instead of focusing on neglect & abuse, professionals are being drawn into intrusive investigations of ordinary, loving families.”

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

It’s been three years since Wales banned smacking. Yesterday, the Welsh Govt published its assessment of the law — and the findings are alarming:
🚨Increased pressures on social services staff & police
🚨Parents are being criminalised
https://t.co/v4riHQdAo4

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

🚨No further assessment of financial impact of the ban, despite our recent estimates that the cost to social services is potentially over £1.6 million annually

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

@AshleyAFrawley @GBNEWS Read the report here: https://t.co/dpdZn7funz

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

“The promise made by the Welsh Govt that this would not criminalise parents has not been kept”
Sociologist Dr @AshleyAFrawley on @GBNEWS discussing our new report, which uncovers that 100s of parents have faced criminal sanctions under Wales' smacking ban
https://t.co/l41qACyr1W

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

BRW spokesman Simon Calvert: “The public sector is under enormous pressure, yet thousands of hours and millions of pounds are now being wasted on needless investigations into families where there is nothing wrong. This is a high price to pay for legislating political correctness”

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

Our new report, covered by @WalesOnline today, reveals that over 100 parents a year face the criminal justice system under the Welsh smacking ban
https://t.co/7Xe1464UHQ

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

You can read the report here: https://t.co/NXUPxBgZoJ

[Be Reasonable @reasonablewales]

🚨New report out assessing the first 3 years of the Welsh smacking ban. We found that 👇
1⃣Hundreds of parents have faced criminal sanctions
2⃣Thousands of families have been subjected to social services investigations
3⃣Millions of £ of social workers' time has been diverted

[Be Reasonable England @BeReasonableEng]

“Rather than the law focusing on parents who are actually abusing their children

we’re forcing the police and social services to invest time in families where… mum has done nothing more than tap the tot on the back of the hand” @bbc5live
https://t.co/foCzGheIUh

[Be Reasonable England @BeReasonableEng]

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has today called for an English smacking ban. Its officer for child protection said it’s “time for this Victorian-era punishment to go”.

Speaking on @LBC, Simon Calvert responded to the claims... 🧵(1/4)

[Be Reasonable England @BeReasonableEng]

Following renewed calls from the Children’s Commissioner to outlaw smacking “as a matter of urgency”

– will the Labour Government try to ban smacking?

Here's what Cabinet members have said so far👇
https://t.co/K2c2j23Fu4

[Be Reasonable England @BeReasonableEng]

“A senior government source said ministers were ‘looking carefully at Wales and Scotland’ but declined to say whether a smacking ban would be in the Bill.”
@dailytelegraph #smacking

[Be Reasonable England @BeReasonableEng]

Be Reasonable’s Simon Calvert debates journalist Hilary Freeman about a smacking ban on @GBNEWS

“We should be supporting good parents, not patronising them and terrifying them with a criminal law”
https://t.co/9tBgSt0TxN