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Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England

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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health wants ban on smacking children in England .

Currently, smacking is unlawful in England , except in cases where it amounts to a "reasonable punishment" In Scotland and Wales , corporal punishment is illegal, but in England and Northern Ireland the defence still stands.

Prof Andrew Rowland , RCPCH officer for child protection, said: "Now is the time for this Victorian-era punishment to go".

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