The Social Workers Union fully supports the aims of the Domestic Abuse Bill. We believe that all people, be they adults or children, should be protected from violence in any setting, including their home. We welcome the initiative of a cross-party group of Peers to introduce a new clause to the Bill that would provide greater protection to children from violence in the home by repealing the legal defence of ‘reasonable punishment’.
'It seems as a society and more importantly as a profession, we are more adept at talking about being anti-racist than being anti-racist. In short, making a commitment to anti-racism without an action plan does not equal an output.'