Supreme Court blocks Named Person scheme branding elements ‘unlawful’

‘Judges at the Supreme Court have today blocked the Scottish Government’s controversial ‘Named Person’ scheme, branding aspects of it “unlawful”.
Dubbed the “State Snooper” scheme, the Named Person law has endured many months of hostility from the public, and hard questions for the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her Deputy, John Swinney.
The scheme sought to appoint a state official for every child in Scotland to monitor their ‘wellbeing’ – defined as “happiness”. This included powers to access and share private data on children and parents, and to provide ‘advice’.’
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