Named Person plan to commence in August 2017
Following the Supreme Court judgement, The Scottish Government has announced a three month period of engagement to gather input from practitioners undertaking the named person role, parents, charities, young people, those who support the policy and those with concerns.
The engagement plan is part of the Scottish Government’s wider work towards an intended commencement date of the service in August 2017.
Mr Swinney said:
“For the avoidance of any doubt, this Government remains absolutely committed to the named person service. The Supreme Court judgment does not dilute our commitment but it has required us to revise part of the legislation to ensure that it is compatible with the ECHR.
“I am keen to commence the provisions of this Act as early as possible. However I am also keen to pursue an inclusive approach – one that takes this Parliament, stakeholders and the wider public with it.
Following the three month engagement work, Mr Swinney will return to Parliament and outline the next steps to amend the information sharing provisions of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) have also published a briefing which is quite helpful in explaining the situation and the implication on the practice. You can find it by clicking the link below.
http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S5/SB_16-66_Named_Person.pdf
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