Daeth y gyfraith, sy’n amddiffyn plant a’u hawliau, i rym ar 21 Mawrth 2022 ac mae’n rhoi’r un amddiffyniad rhag ymosodiad i blant ag oedolion yng Nghymru. Confensiwn y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau’r Plentyn yw’r sail i bolisi Llywodraeth Cymru ar blant ac mae gwahardd cosbi plant yn gorfforol yn cyd-fynd ag erthygl 19 y Confensiwn – yr hawl i gael eu hamddiffyn rhag pob math o drais. Ymunodd Cymru â mwy na 60 o wledydd ar draws y byd sydd wedi gwahardd cosbi plant yn gorfforol.
The law, which protects children and their rights, came into force on 21 March 2022 and provides children in Wales with the same protection from assault as adults. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the basis for the Welsh Government’s policy on children and prohibiting the physical punishment of children is in accordance with article 19 of the UNCRC – the right to protection from all forms of violence. Wales joined more than 60 nations across the world, which have outlawed physical punishment towards children.