Scottish Government '˜committed' to Named Person plans
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The Deputy First Minister and Education Secretary said he would take action to address “concerns and misunderstandings” about the scheme, which will assign a single point of contact such as a teacher or health visitor to look out for the welfare of children under 18.
Mr Swinney was speaking before a Scottish Conservative debate at Holyrood calling for a pause in the planned roll-out of the policy across Scotland in August.
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Hide AdTen organisations that work with parents and children have written to party leaders urging them not to halt the implementation of a scheme which they said is in “the best interests of children, young people and families”.