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Keeping you up to date on the progress of the Named Person scheme and the NO2NP campaign.
SNP invests £40 million in new state snoopers
Posted 3 years ago500 new health visitors will be recruited to deliver the Scottish Government’s controversial ‘Named Person’ plans, Health Secretary Alex Neil…
Continue ReadingNO2NP launch: Hundreds turn out to oppose ‘Named Person’ plans
Posted 3 years agoOver 200 people packed into one of Edinburgh’s flagship venues on Monday for the launch of the NO2NP campaign. Just…
Continue ReadingCampaign video unveiled at NO2NP launch
Posted 3 years agoThe NO2NP campaign video was unveiled at the launch event, which took place in Edinburgh on 9th June 2014.
Continue ReadingAllan Massie: Why the Named Person proposal is deplorable
Posted 3 years agoBy Allan Massie CBE, journalist and author. Ferdinand Mount wrote a book entitled “The Subversive Family”. The adjective surprised many. …
Continue ReadingThe Scotsman: “Scrap this unwanted law”
Posted 3 years agoSometimes what sounds like a good idea in theory turns out to be completely unworkable in practice. This looks to…
Continue ReadingShould teachers spend all day reading your kids’ medical reports?
Posted 3 years agoNHS Forth Valley says every headteacher is to be the Named Person for every child in their school. It says…
Continue ReadingDr Stuart Waiton: Named Person law ‘degrades the very meaning of privacy’
Posted 3 years agoBy Dr Stuart Waiton, a sociology lecturer at Abertay University, writing in a personal capacity. Here he expresses his deep…
Continue ReadingHighland Council Accused of “Big Brother” Tactics
Posted 3 years agoHighland Council has been criticised for introducing “state guardians” for all children in the region ahead of a legal battle…
Continue ReadingFury as Hospitals Begin Reporting Children’s Missed Appointments to ‘State Snoopers’
Posted 3 years agoTHE parents of children who miss their appointments at hospital are already being reported to state guardians. Doctors have told…
Continue ReadingRound Up of Media Coverage of Named Person Plans
Posted 3 years agoThe Named Person plans have been widely criticised by politicians, parents, academics, journalists, faith groups and those working in education….
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