John Boscawen

Parents’ worst fears have come true as, contrary to reports to date, it appears parents have been criminalised for lightly smacking their children as a result of Section 59 – the anti-smacking law, ACT MP John Boscawen said today.
“The latest issue of ‘Investigate’ raises serious doubts about the review into the anti-smacking law, which was …

The latest report from police reviewing the impact of the anti-smacking law only highlights how flawed this legislation is, with 86 percent of all families investigated – for smacking or minor acts of physical discipline – receiving a warning only, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said today.
“Instead of focusing on the real causes of …

It is fitting that the latest report on the anti-smacking legislation is not worth the paper it’s written on – the law itself is rubbish and is an absolute waste of time and resources, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said today.
“I was not surprised to find that this report contained nothing more than recommendations …

The report to the Minister of Social Development on the review of the Anti-Smacking law is completely worthless and not worth the paper it’s written on, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said today.
“In it, Social Development Ministry CEO Peter Hughes basically admits that he cannot conclude one way or the other whether parents are …

It’s a tragedy that, just two years after rallying together in my ‘March For Democracy’ against the Government’s Electoral Finance Act, New Zealanders are now forced to ‘March For Democracy’ against a new Government that blatantly refuses to listen to the very people who elected it to office, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said …

ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today demanded to know how Labour’s Clayton Cosgrove could claim to be an adequate electorate MP for the people of Waimakariri when, in relation to the Anti-Smacking referendum, he has completely ignored his constituents’ overwhelming call for the law to be changed.
“Waimakiriri generated 27,071 ‘No’ votes in the Anti-Smacking …

ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today challenged Labour leader Phil Goff to attend a public meeting this Monday, in his Mt Roskill electorate, in order to defend his decision not to support a law change, despite the overwhelming smacking referendum results.
“More people voted ‘No’ within the Mt Roskill electorate than voted for Mr Goff …

ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen was today delighted that his Crimes (Reasonable Parental Control and Correction) Amendment Private Member’s Bill had been drawn from the Ballot and said that – in the wake of the Anti-Smacking Referendum result – it could not have come at a better time.
“More than 1.4 million people voted ‘NO’ …

ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen was tonight pleased – but unsurprised – that 87.6 percent the 1,622,150 Kiwis who participated in the Anti-Smacking Referendum citizens voted ‘NO’.
“New Zealanders have tonight made it clear that the Anti-Smacking law passed by National, the Greens and Labour is not working,” Mr Boscawen said.
“ACT has spent two years …