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CONCERNS raised to the NSPCC helpline about children being physically punished have more than tripled in a year, the charity has warned.
The data, released today, said child protection specialists have heard about children being hit, slapped and shaken as punishment.
There were 1,451 child welfare contacts to the helpline where physical punishment was mentioned in the 12 months to March this year, up from 447 in 2023.
Evidence to peers from medical leaders, patient safety officials and the children’s commissioner has intensified fears that the Bill’s safeguards are inadequate, writes ADAM JAMES POLLOCK
Campaigners vow to keep up fight against Assisted Dying Bill as it clears House of Commons
GLYN ROBBINS celebrates how tenant-led campaigning forced the government to drop Pay to Stay, fixed-term tenancies and council home sell-offs under Cameron — but warns that Labour’s faith in private developers will require renewed resistance