NO2NP AT THE SNP CONFERENCE

As delegates approached the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre last week for the SNP’s Autumn Conference, they were met by…

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NAMED PERSON SCHEME IS NO LAUGHING MATTER

The Guardian newspaper reports that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is laughing off ‘big sister’ criticisms of the Named Person scheme….

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NAMED PERSON DIVERTS RESOURCES FROM VULNERABLE, WARNS FORMER LEADER OF HEADTEACHERS

A former President of secondary headteachers’ association School Leaders Scotland has warned that the Named Persons legislation will “diminish the…

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WHEN DID CYCLING BY AGE 4 BECOME A GOVERNMENT TARGET?

Kids aged four will be asked if they can ride a bike under the Government’s latest attempts to measure ‘wellbeing’….

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Named Person child sex offender puts scheme under spotlight

The NO2NP campaign is calling on the Scottish Government to tell parents what additional steps it will take to vet…

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Scottish Government’s Top Ten Named Person ‘Facts’: Fact 1

The Scottish Government has published ‘Top ten Named Person facts’ on its website. The first of these ten ‘facts’ says…

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NO2NP ACTION DAY – INVERNESS

NO2NP volunteers took to the streets of Inverness on Saturday to find out what local people thought of the much…

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NO2NP ROADSHOW: INVERNESS

The Waterside Hotel on the banks of the River Ness was the latest venue for the NO2NP Roadshow on Tuesday…

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BBC Radio Scotland’s Kaye Adams hosts extended Named Person debate

The Kaye Adams Programme on BBC Radio Scotland was broadcast live from Inverness earlier this week, where a Named Person…

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Scottish health board boasts about new system to share children’s confidential records

Schools, social workers and police will be able to access children’s confidential medical records in a new integrated database established…

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