Posted on 01/10/2016 12:04:31 PM PST by Faith Presses On
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, which received Royal Assent in March 2014, will assign a "named person" to every child in Scotland up to the age of 18 (and even beyond should the child remain in school after 18). The only exception applies to children of persons in the armed forces.
The named person, for example a midwife, health worker or school teacher, will have the power to receive and share information about the child in a number of circumstances. The legislation as presently framed does not provide a parent with any say in who the named person may be and indeed once appointed, the identity of that person may not be released. Whilst already operating in parts of Scotland, the scheme is due to be rolled out nationally by August 2016.
The functions that the named person will undertake include advising and supporting the child or parent, helping the child or parent access support or services or discussing or raising a matter about that child with other public bodies.
The arguments critical of this legislation include that:-
⢠resources presently available should be used to ensure those most a risk are helped;
⢠it is heavy-handed and an unnecessary intrusion on the rights of parents to determine how to bring up their children;
⢠data sharing/retention provisions of the act do not conform with European law and are therefore are unlawful;
⢠even if they do not breach EU law, they do not comply with the protections set out in the Data Protection Act 1998 including the concern that the named person may apply the 2014 act without having to involve the child or parents, seek their consent, or tell them when they are receiving/sharing the information; without (1) any assessment into the child's particular need for heightened state supervision or (2) the parents having a right to opt out of the scheme, the act is disproportionate and as such constitutes a breach of fundamental rights protected through the ECHR, EU and the common law.
Truth is, your statement is naive.
See my post #40
This ridiculous nonsense came from the Scottish Assembly, it is nothing to do the Rest of the UK.
Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) is the Scottish government's approach to making a positive difference for all children and young people in Scotland. Its principles help shape all policy, practice and legislation that affects children and their families.
Good!
Iâs still on the shelf here in this country....This âpersonâ in question was to be called a âHome visitorâ - who would come to ALL homes where there was a child age 0-18 (Zero meaning pregnant mother) - The âvisitorâ would assess such things as interaction between parent and child, what was in the refrigerator - even the kind of toothpaste - used.
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This home visit thing is in Obamacare....coming soon!
Yeah, because cab drivers are trained social workers.
This is so far out there I can’t imagine Hollywood could come up with a believable movie plot on this. Beyond scary.
Guaranteed Beelzebubette would be preferable to the regular looking girl. She’s the set up. She’s Hillary and Merkel combined.
In Texas, DHS’s hands are tied in many instances of where to place the child. The Legislature passed regulations decades ago that the child must to go the nearest relative if at all possible. The workers must strive at all costs to keep the family together no matter how bad the situation is.
Nope, there is strong opposition to this and its growing.
Nope, we stay and fight for the countries we love.
Parliament, besides that, you are spot on.
There is increasing opposition to this plan, as more and more Scots find out more about it.
I have opposed it from day one, and am a member of NO2NP, a pressure group fighting against the plan both in the courts and in the media and the public. NO2NP has had success recently with a series of roadshows, press appearances, social media campaign.
http://no2np.org/
http://www.facebook.com/No2NP
Removes all doubt that liberal demand total and absolute control over everyone else and that children are property and not humans to them.
I dug and dug for a Scottish rag with thick comments so that I could understand the Scottish support for this offense.
I found it. And I found a bunch of upper-class women who believed, with their whole heart, that the ‘poor people’ were abusing their children to a horrible extent.
Of course they supported this crap. And of course they believed that this would *never* apply to *them*.
This was put into action by upper-class feminists who hold nothing but disdain for the ‘lower classes’. The lower classes ‘need help’ according to them.
But who pushed back? Who *is* effectively pushing back?
Anybody??
Here’s the thread. Dig into the comments if you dare.
You’ll get the mind-set of the supporters, right enough.
If you change yourmind, our door is always open Scotsman.
Apparently this is happening in the UK as well.
1-11-16
3:36 Minutes
Nanny state knows best British PM pushes parenting classes Fox News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhy5W_MbNCw
David Cameron: parents should be taught how to control children
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3382658/posts
The prime minister will call for a revolution in child rearing this weekend by suggesting that all parents should attend classes on how to discipline their children.
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