When did the practise of corporal punishment cease in the British armed forces?

Question

And is there any record of who the man was and why he was punished?

(I've just been re-reading Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels which is what inspired the question.)

Sorry: typo error: should read "corporeal"

Sorry, Mrs Mills: typo error: should read "corporeal"!

Answer 1

'Corporal' punishment is the correct spelling - not 'corporeal'

I've found these on the net:-
http://www.corpun.com/ukar4810.htm
http://worldcat.org/wcpa/ow/6e84288df38801c2.html
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diana/undocs/war-02.htm (see Part II article 4, paragraph 2.)

Remember also that the UK is signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights which includes the following:-

'ARTICLE 3

No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.' It is this article which led to the Government banning corporal punishment of children.

About 10 years ago I, as a criminal defence lawyer, represented a warrant officer who had tipped a cadet out of bed for being late in rising. The cadet was injured and the WO charged with assault. I argued on his behalf that the habit of tipping privates out of bed was a long tradition in the British Army but despite that my client was found guilty.

Answer 2

i think of they are extra desirable guy for guy as a ways because of the fact the ordinary military is going. The Royal Marines are a tension no you will evaluate to over right here although i think of evaluating our Marines to them is somewhat unfair because of the fact the Royals are extra reminiscent of a Commando Unit than a ordinary Marine Infantry Unit. i might placed our Marines against the different infantry team they have nevertheless. basic i think of there Officer Corps is likewise a ways stronger to ours, the U. S. armed forces Officer Corps has grow to be a political animal that doesn't sell struggle combatants or real leaders, the lone exception being our Marine Corps Officer Corp. and that i'm military asserting that. in addition they focus on the soldier skills and not the technologies besides because of the fact the certainty the British human beings understand that armed forces practise is meant to be no longer person-friendly, unlike our Congress and whiny civilians who ***** that practise is to stressful! Boo Hoo! they might desire to be arranged for struggle dang it!! I desire we'd additionally reproduction the Regiment device they have of having the troops from a similar areas, our Assemly Line device is lacking so a ways as our military is going. The device they have promotes custom, community and likewise has been shown to paintings extra desirable for troop ethical and esprit. think of roughly with the flexibility to serve interior the regiment your grandfater served in? so a ways as SpecOps, the SBS are extra desirable than the SAS i think of, the SAS get each and every of the click yet lots of the SBS have already long gone via RMC Boot and then long gone to determination. i might say the SEALs and Delta are merely as reliable as something the Brits have nevertheless and in some areas somewhat extra desirable. the sole element i do unlike with reference to the Brits is the habit of swinging there hands on a similar time as marching, seems stupid ;-)

Answer 3

You mean it has ceased? News to me.

Answer 4

it still goes on unofficially

Answer 5

When they promoted it to sergeant?

ps: please don't apologise - it was only a joke!