Will the Welsh Government provide an update on the timeline for the publication of the review of the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020?
Answered by Minister for Children and Social Care
| Answered on 06/11/2025
My Written Statement of 21 January set out the arrangements for the Post Implementation Review of the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020. It is my intention that a post-implementation review report will be laid before the end of 2025.