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Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019
Act of the Scottish Parliament
Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to abolish the defence of reasonable chastisement; and for connected purposes.
Citation2019 asp 16
Introduced byJohn Finnie MSP
Territorial extent Scotland
Dates
Royal assent7 November 2019
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which received royal assent on 7 november 2019. The Act was introduced by John Finnie MSP who is a former police officer. The Act make Physical Punishment of children against the law,giving children the same protections as adults.