Complex sentence: In the UK, corporal punishment is legal, but it must not leave a mark on the body and in Scotland it has been illegal to use any implements other than an open hand when disciplining a child since October 2003.
Split into simpler sentences: In the UK, corporal punishment is legal, but it must not leave a mark on the body. In Scotland it has been illegal to use any implements other than an open hand when disciplining a child since October 2003.