21 March 2022 is a historic moment for children’s rights in Wales. From this day on, all types of physical punishment will be illegal thanks to new Welsh Government legislation. The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act 2020 will remove an archaic legal defence by outlawing the physical punishment of children when it comes into force in Wales on 21 March 2022.

As part of the nationwide public awareness campaign, an Ending Physical Punishment advertising van will visit key tourism destinations across north Wales during August.

Visiting over 40 locations over the school summer holidays across the whole of Wales, the van is designed to raise awareness for local residents as well as visitors to Wales of the forthcoming change in the law.

The van will be at the following locations in north Wales during August:

• Tuesday 3 August: Rhyl, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay
• Wednesday 4 August: Zipworld, Zipworld Fforest, Adventure Parc Snowdonia
• Thursday 5 August: Bangor, Caernarfon, Anglesey
• Friday 6 August: Llanberis, Aberdaron, Abersoch, Pwllheli
• Thursday 19 August: Wrexham and Mold
• Friday 20 August: Rhyl, Prestatyn, Talacre beach
• Saturday 21 August: Conwy, Welsh Mountain Zoo, Llandudno Pier, Llandudno Junction
• Sunday 22 August: Zipworld, Adventure Parc Snowdonia, Porthmadog

Short animations/GIFs for parents and carers – generic – it’s ok to ask for help. Please see below WeTransfer link to all assets (paid for and organic): https://we.tl/t-RfL2yVJiwu

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We can all fall in to the trap of comparing our lives to others. Don’t be fooled by the filter! Visit our page for practitioners, families and young people about self-esteem and social media on ‘Keeping safe online’ https://hwb.gov.wales/zones/keeping-safe-online/stay-true-to-yourself-online/

The latest Net Aware app reviews for Signal, Omegle, Netflix, Among Us and Honk are now available for parents and carers bilingually on Hwb: https://hwb.gov.wales/zones/keeping-safe-online/news/articles/ceddbf9e-758c-487a-b514-d5dafbc00e3a

Lesson plans and activities for 4-7 year olds and 8-10 year olds to develop knowledge, skills and the confidence to stay safe online: https://hwb.gov.wales/zones/keeping-safe-online/news/articles/3026d931-0178-4065-9d6b-070479a20c93

A Child Practice Review was commissioned by the North Wales Safeguarding Children’s Board on 5^th April 2019 on the recommendation of the Child Practice Review Sub-Group in accordance with statutory legislation set out in section 139 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying guidance Working Together to Safeguard People – Volume 2 – Child Practice Reviews (Welsh Government, 2016) and is available to access via the documents library.

https://www.northwalessafeguardingboard.wales/document-library/

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