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European Policy: Keith Joseph letter to Whitelaw ("Corporal Punishment in Schools") [draft consultative document: "sooner it is clear that parents will be given a right of exemption the less the risk of untoward judgements in other cases... now before the European Commission on Human Rights which would oblige us to abolish corporal punishment in schools altogether"] [released Dec 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: PREM19/1485 f35
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 9pp
Themes: Judiciary, Parliament, Civil liberties, European Union (general), Family, Private education, Primary education, Secondary education