• Background
  • Proposal for a Members' Bill

• Purpose of the Bill
  • Definition of physical punishment
  • Current law on assault in Scotland

• Call for views
  • Engagement
  • Acknowledgements

• Need for a Bill
  • Is smacking assault?

• Potential harm to children
  • Violence
  • Restraint in the home
  • Restraint in care

• Human rights
  • Children's rights
  • Right to private and family life
  • Right to religious freedom

• UK and international experience
  • Rest of the UK
    • England and Wales
    • Northern Ireland
  • Other countries
    • New Zealand
    • Sweden
    • Ireland

• Increased clarity of Scots Law
  • Clarity for service providers
  • Alignment with Scottish Government initiatives

• Criminalisation of parents
  • Use of the defence
  • Increase in prosecutions
  • Child protection processes

• Public opinion
  • Children and young people

• Equality groups
  • Women and girls
  • Disability
    • ADHD and autism
  • Race
  • Socioeconomic

• Costs
  • Work of the Finance and Constitution Committee
  • Awareness raising
  • Impact on existing services
    • Social work
    • Local government
    • Police Scotland and the Children's Reporter
    • Legal system and courts
    • Health services
    • Education
  • Preventative spend

• Work of Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

• Conclusion
  • Smacking and assault
  • Will more parents be criminalised?
  • Are individuals or certain groups rights impacted by the Bill?
  • Do we need a Bill to change society's views on physical punishment?
  • Potential financial implications
  • General principle

• Annex A: Minority statement by Oliver Mundell MSP and Annie Wells MSP

• Annex B: Engagement
  • Meeting in a Box
  • Scottish Youth Parliament
  • Skye
    • Young Carers
    • Portree parents and faith groups
    • Schools
      • Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh
      • Portree High School

• Annex C: Extract from minutes of meetings

• Annex D: Written evidence and Official Report