State instead of parent
Scotland’s named person scheme has sparked much outrage after it emerged that parents will be reported to the state for trivial family incidents, including forgetting their children’s hospital appointments.
The Christian Institute
Holyrood passed a Bill earlier this year that contained the controversial scheme, despite warnings from family groups and a leading human rights lawyer who said the state employee’s powers would ‘cut across’ parental rights. Critics have dubbed the named person scheme a ‘Big Brother’ invasion of private family life.
