Calls for new ‘Named Person’ legislation to be scrapped

SCOTLAND’S leading child law charity has called for the Government to scrap a law intended to “fix” its controversial Named Person policy.

CLAN Childlaw said the bill setting out how and when authorities can share confidential information about children was disproportionate and unnecessary. It also warned the legislation risked adding complexity to the system – when families and professionals instead need rules that can be easily understood.

Read more: http://www.clanchildlaw.org/news-and-events/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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