Named person nonsense
Plans to assign a named person to every child in Scotland clash with fundamental human rights, Scotland’s supreme civil court heard in mid-November.
The Christian Institute
Speaking during the judicial review against the scheme, leading human rights QC Aidan O’Neill accused the government of putting out ‘rubbish’, and not being open enough about the legislation. He told the judge, Lord Pentland, that the plans interfere with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, requiring respect for private and family life.
