THE Welsh Assembly is considering a ban on smacking children.
They will vote this evening on whether to set up a cross-party committee to investigate such a ban.
Currently there is a defence of “reasonable punishment” for parents using physical force to discipline children.
But Plaid Cymru AM for South Wales East Lindsay Whittle said a new committee was not needed and AMs could take action just by amending the Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Bill.
Mr Whittle claimed the committee was a "delaying tactic" by ministers.
He said: “There’s absolutely no need in my opinion to set up a committee to discuss the withdrawal of the reasonable punishment defence.
Now we have the powers to legislate why do we need to discuss issues to do with legislation? Is it a delaying tactic to drag the matter on until after the next assembly elections?
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