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Keeping you up to date on the progress of the Named Person scheme and the NO2NP campaign.
How to fix the Named Person scheme… Or not
Posted 7 years agoSignificant changes were needed after the UK Supreme Court struck down the information sharing provisions at the heart of the…
Continue ReadingFife report: Named Person “may have contributed to confusion”
Posted 7 years agoLast year the tragic and brutal murder of toddler Liam Fee by his mother and her civil partner led to…
Continue ReadingScot Gov climbdown on Named Persons triggers expensive retraining exercise
Posted 8 years agoThe Scottish Government has finally brought forward new legislation after its Named Person proposals were declared unlawful by the UK…
Continue ReadingA problem shared is a problem halved… or not in the case of Named Persons
Posted 8 years agoIt’s already six months since the end of John Swinney’s ‘three-month period of intense engagement’… And still no word from…
Continue ReadingWalking in a wellbeing wonderland
Posted 8 years ago“Wellbeing”. What do you picture? Quite right. And that may be your view, but what about the next person? How…
Continue ReadingYes Mr Swinney, teachers and health visitors are still concerned about Named Person workload
Posted 8 years agoFor several years, teachers and health visitors have raised concerns about the increased workload associated with the Named Person duties….
Continue ReadingGuess what: parents want to be involved in decisions about their families
Posted 8 years agoSometimes it seems like the Scottish Government has forgotten that parents have responsibility for their children. But the message from…
Continue ReadingVIDEOS: NAMED PERSONS: DOOMED… OR JUST DELAYED?
Posted 8 years agoNO2NP held a national conference in Edinburgh on Monday 20th March 2017. Speakers included former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars,…
Continue ReadingNO2NP event: Sillars tells Swinney ‘do a Hammond’ with Named Persons
Posted 8 years agoAround 250 people turned out for a NO2NP special event in Edinburgh on Monday in a major rally against the…
Continue ReadingNO2NP ACTION DAYS: SNP CONFERENCE, ABERDEEN
Posted 8 years agoWith the Government stubbornly ploughing ahead with a much more limited form of the Named Person scheme and much confusion…
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