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Keeping you up to date on the progress of the Named Person scheme and the NO2NP campaign.
John Swinney quizzed on newspaper comments regarding future of Named Person
Posted 4 years agoDeputy First Minister John Swinney has been quizzed on comments about the future of the Named Person policy which he…
Continue ReadingHas the Named Person scheme really been scrapped and where do we go from here?
Posted 5 years agoYesterday Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced in the Scottish Parliament: “We will now not underpin in law the mandatory…
Continue ReadingGood news! Scot Gov finally scraps Named Person scheme
Posted 5 years agoThis afternoon Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced that Named Persons, with powers to grab and share your private information,…
Continue ReadingHas expert panel delivered knock-out blow to Named Person scheme?
Posted 5 years agoThe Named Person scheme has suffered another major setback which could sink the entire scheme. An expert group set up…
Continue ReadingCan Named Persons share personal information about your family?
Posted 5 years agoEveryone knows the Scottish Government’s attempts to re-legislate for Named Person data-sharing have run into the sand. The UK Supreme…
Continue ReadingExpert panel brands code of practice too ‘challenging’ and ‘complicated’
Posted 5 years agoThe Named Person scheme has suffered yet another major setback. In 2017 MSPs refused to back the SNP’s latest proposals…
Continue Reading‘Unlawful’ police database with info on 950,000+ Scots linked to named person
Posted 5 years agoIn the clamour of news around Brexit this weekend, you may have missed an important headline. The Sunday Express reports…
Continue ReadingTeacher pens heart-breaking letter to John Swinney about her ‘nearly impossible’ job… Why is he still trying to foist Named Person on schools?
Posted 6 years agoAn anonymous letter to Education Secretary John Swinney from an exasperated teacher has been doing the rounds online. The viral…
Continue ReadingGovt considers witchcraft & wizardry as answer to Named Person woes
Posted 6 years agoThe minister enters and pulls up a chair. “Good morning folks. Let’s get down to brass tacks shall we? Item…
Continue Reading‘Plan B’ to by-pass MSPs and implement Named Person scheme by the back door, secret papers reveal
Posted 6 years agoThe Scottish Government is considering controversial proposals to implement the detested named person scheme “by the back door” … even…
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