Application of smacking law

The Herald reports that there has been debate in Parliament over how Police will act, under Bradford’s anti-smacking law. Every single complaint will have to be fully investigated under current guidelines (unlike assault complaints against motorists!) and the policy is “the majority of offenders in family violence cases will appear before the court”.

As I have mentioned previously I think the real issue will be CYFS and its interpretation of the law. The Police can only put you before a court. CYFS will be able to take your family away from you just because you lightly smacked a child for misbehaviour.