See a parent spanking a child? Call police, government says
People who see a parent disciplining a child physically should call police immediately and report a "crime in progress," according to new guidance from the Scottish government.
The Herald Scotland reported the guidance comes ahead of a law change next month that will ban the physical punishment and discipline of children, including "smacking, skelping, spanking and slapping."
The government guidance states: "If a parent or carer physically punishes or disciplines their child they can be prosecuted with assault. Under the current law, depending on what happened, the defense of 'reasonable chastisement' may be available to them."...