PROPOSED Amendment To The Children's Wellbeing And Schools Bill

Rowland, Andrew

Abstract

There is a significant missed opportunity to use the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill [Bill 151; 59/1] to bring in the Equal Protection (from assault) which children in England need, deserve, and are, frankly, entitled to. The introduction of Equal Protection (in essence, the prohibition of physical punishment of children) is supported by extensive evidence.

This briefing note therefore sets out draft amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill which, if adopted, are believed to be suitable to bring in Equal Protection for children in England.

Given the complexity of amending parliamentary Bills, any Member of the House of Commons who wishes to submit the amendments proposed in this paper is advised to contact the Public Bill Office for final wording advice.

Citation

Rowland, A. (2024). PROPOSED Amendment To The Children's Wellbeing And Schools Bill

• Other Type: Other
• Publication Date: Dec 18, 2024
• Deposit Date: Dec 18, 2024
• Pages: 8