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Children and Young People Act 2008
741Offence—unreasonably discipline child
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741 Offence—unreasonably discipline child (b) subjects a child being cared for by the service to unreasonable discipline. unreasonable discipline includes— (a) physical punishment; or (b) any behaviour management strategy likely to cause emotional or physical harm to a child. 1 smacking 2 yelling 3 using threatening or humiliating language