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Northern Ireland’s pediatric commissioners have invited invitations to ban strikes or “legal assault” for youth.
Scotland and Wales have already banned any physical punishment for children, but in Northern Ireland and England can still use the defense of the “reasonable punishment” to strike, slap or sale.
Chris Quinn has now joined his counterparts in England, Scotland and Wales, where the Brewfat Law for Children and Schools returns to Westminster on Thursday.
The Commissioner in England calls on Mrs. Rachel de Souza to remove the defense of the “reasonable punishment”, while Mr. Queen called for the end of the defense in the draft justice law in Ni.
He said: “As delegates of children, we strongly believe that the current law that allows the physical punishment for the child is far from the rights of children and must be canceled.”
“It is very important that despite the repeated efforts, children in Northern Ireland and England still do not have the same protection from adult assault.”
He said that “legal inequality violates the basic rights of children and youth, and that” violence of any kind, whether physical or psychological, should not be part of raising the child. “
Mr. Queen said that it is accessible to services that help parents to “build positive methods” and urged Stormont Executive to finance the family strategy and the strategy of parenthood and motherhood.
He said: “I and I, Nasr, that equal protection is included in the draft justice law, which is currently located in the stage of the Justice Committee in the association, as a matter of urgency.”
“There is no degree of violence that must be acceptable in the child’s life. We still see this that often happens with severe consequences.
“The child should not grow up in fear, especially from the people who are supposed to love and take care of them.”
The Westminster government confirmed that it will review the evidence from Scotland and Wales before a decision on the law, but the children’s commissioners say that there is a more urgent action to remove the defense “that is outdated and moral.”
Mr. Queen added that the evidence in Scotland and Wales showed that the entry of equal protection did not lead to unnecessarily “criminalization of parents”, but showed that children deserve to be treated with the same respect and protection such as their parents and care providers.
“To be clear, equal protection is not related to the punishment of parents; it is related to the protection of children and ensuring that our laws are fair and consistent and focus on the best interests of children. It is time to change now.”