Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the smacking ban on police forces in Wales; what assessment they have made of the number of reports that police forces in Wales have received relating to the smacking of a child; and whether there has been an increase since the ban came into effect of parents or professionals who work with children or vulnerable adults being reported to the police.

The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020 introduced a ban on physical punishment against children in Wales. Assessing the impact of legislation implemented by the devolved Welsh Government is a matter for the Welsh Parliament.