Stop the named persons scheme in Scotland.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Scottish government wants to appoint a "named person" to monitor the welfare of every child in Scotland.

Despite concerns from Scottish parents the scheme is to be ammended and pushed to threw.

The Scottish government has vowed to amend the legislation, and hopes to have it introduced by August of this year.The Scottish government wants to appoint a "named person" to monitor the welfare of every child in Scotland.

The scheme was due to have been rolled out across Scotland by 31 Aug 16 but that timetable was delayed after the Supreme Court ruled that some of the proposals around information sharing breached the right to privacy and a family life under the European Convention on Human Rights.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Scottish Government is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.

The Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/petitions/index.aspx

Timeline

4 Oct 2017	Petition opened for signatures
9 Oct 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Oct 2017

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