Physical punishment and child outcomes in the UK (PACO): A mixed methods study
Katie Hollingworth will discuss the impact of physical punishment on children's development and well-being, and key issues around law reform.
Physical punishment and child outcomes in the UK (PACO): A mixed methods study
03 Apr 2025, 12:00 – 13:00
Physical punishment is the most common form of violence against children. Despite the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child stating that protection from physical punishment is a right of every child, it is still legal in most countries. Scotland and Wales have recently enacted legislation prohibiting physical punishment in all settings. However, physical punishment in the home remains legal in England and Northern Ireland.
The PACO mixed methods study aims to produce important, timely insights on physical punishment in the UK to inform the ongoing debate around law reform in England and Northern Ireland.
It has three work packages: quantitative secondary analysis of large national datasets; qualitative consultative research with advisory groups of young people; and qualitative interviews with a range of professionals and policy makers.
This presentation will discuss the project and its emerging findings concerning the impact of physical punishment on children’s development and well-being, and the key issues around law reform.
This event will be particularly useful for researchers and policy makers interested in children’s development and safeguarding children.
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Katie Hollingworth is a Lecturer in Sociology at the SRI. She specialises in child and family policy research including research with children in care and care experienced young people, early childhood care and education research, and evaluations of services and programmes designed to support the lives and well-being of children and their families.
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