Baroness Finlay of Llandaff had moved that a clause be inserted, beginning: "Battery of a child cannot be justified on the grounds that it constituted lawful punishment."
Earlier in the week, the Children are Unbeatable!, an alliance of charities and medical organisations, published research claiming that seven out of 10 people agreed that young people should have the same protection as adults. The current law dates back to 1860.
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