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Shearer and Caine Demand Smacking Ban in England
10/14/2025
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Story summary
- Alan Shearer, former England footballer, and Sir Michael Caine, actor, urge Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to ban smacking.
- The letter coordinated by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) argues that laws allow 'reasonable punishment'.
- Wales and Scotland have enacted bans.
- England has no legislative plans.
- The Department for Education cites ongoing reforms in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill as the reason.
