A recent poll indicates that the majority of professionals working with children believe smacking should be outlawed in England, mirroring laws in Wales and Scotland. The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is currently under consideration in Parliament, and a leading charity has urged for a ban to be incorporated into the new legislation.

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The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) conducted research which included a YouGov survey of 729 UK adults who work with children.........

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