Legislation has been put forward in Scotland to ban parents from smacking their children.
The proposed Children (Equal Protection from Assault) Bill has been introduced by John Finnie, a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) representing the Green Party.
It has backing from the Scottish government and from MSPs across all parties in Scotland, and has been welcomed by children's charities, public agencies and three-quarters of respondents to a consultation on the issue.
If backed, the bill would amend the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, removing a legal defence of "justifiable assault" of a child (under 16) by someone with parental rights, or having care of the child.
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