Smacking ban bill passed - BBC News
MSPs pass the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill.
MSPs passed the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill , on Thursday 3 October 2019.

It will make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children.

Parents and carers are currently allowed to use "reasonable" physical force to discipline children.

The ban on all physical chastisement was overwhelmingly backed by MSPs, with 84 MSPS backing it and 29 against.