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| Swinney to update MSPs on named person scheme changes | Swinney to update MSPs on named person scheme changes |
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| Education Secretary John Swinney is to update MSPs on plans to amend the government's named person scheme. | Education Secretary John Swinney is to update MSPs on plans to amend the government's named person scheme. |
| Implementation of the scheme was halted after the Supreme Court ruled that data sharing provisions were unlawful. | Implementation of the scheme was halted after the Supreme Court ruled that data sharing provisions were unlawful. |
| Mr Swinney will make a statement in the Holyrood chamber, and will then be questioned by opposition members. | Mr Swinney will make a statement in the Holyrood chamber, and will then be questioned by opposition members. |
| The Tories want the named person scheme to be scrapped outright while Labour want children aged 16 and 17 to be excluded from the system. | |
| The scheme, which would assign a named person to everyone under the age of 18 in Scotland, was originally meant to be rolled out on 31 August. | The scheme, which would assign a named person to everyone under the age of 18 in Scotland, was originally meant to be rolled out on 31 August. |
| However, after a legal challenge some provisions of the system were ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. Judges said the principles of the system were "legitimate and benign", but raised fears about information-sharing provisions which could breach the European Convention on Human Rights. | However, after a legal challenge some provisions of the system were ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. Judges said the principles of the system were "legitimate and benign", but raised fears about information-sharing provisions which could breach the European Convention on Human Rights. |
| The Scottish government then moved to halt the planned implementation until amendments to the Children and Young People Act were made. | The Scottish government then moved to halt the planned implementation until amendments to the Children and Young People Act were made. |
| Mr Swinney has since held talks with public sector leaders and charities to change the legislation and said the government will seek to bring the system into force "as soon as practicable". | Mr Swinney has since held talks with public sector leaders and charities to change the legislation and said the government will seek to bring the system into force "as soon as practicable". |
| He told the BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "The government is committed - as I've said on many occasions since the Supreme Court judgement in July - to the implementation of the named person scheme, but also to making sure that is done in a fashion that is entirely compatible with the requirements placed on us by the Supreme Court. | He told the BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "The government is committed - as I've said on many occasions since the Supreme Court judgement in July - to the implementation of the named person scheme, but also to making sure that is done in a fashion that is entirely compatible with the requirements placed on us by the Supreme Court. |
| "It's the details of that approach that I will set out to parliament today." | "It's the details of that approach that I will set out to parliament today." |
| The Scottish Conservatives said Mr Swinney faced "key questions". | The Scottish Conservatives said Mr Swinney faced "key questions". |
| Education spokeswoman Liz Smith said she would repeat her calls for the scheme to be "scrapped", saying "it's what parents, teachers and other professionals want". | Education spokeswoman Liz Smith said she would repeat her calls for the scheme to be "scrapped", saying "it's what parents, teachers and other professionals want". |
| She said: "The Scottish government has a lot of explaining to do about why it has found itself in this situation. | She said: "The Scottish government has a lot of explaining to do about why it has found itself in this situation. |
| "Councils which were already operating this scheme, prior to the August 31 implementation date, will now need to be reassured they weren't acting unlawfully. And ministers must also detail what advice they received which made them so sure this scheme was lawful in the first place." | "Councils which were already operating this scheme, prior to the August 31 implementation date, will now need to be reassured they weren't acting unlawfully. And ministers must also detail what advice they received which made them so sure this scheme was lawful in the first place." |
| Scottish Labour, meanwhile, is to renew calls for 16 to 18-year-olds to be removed from the remit of the system. | Scottish Labour, meanwhile, is to renew calls for 16 to 18-year-olds to be removed from the remit of the system. |
| Party education spokesman Iain Gray said: "It is absurd that people the law says are old enough to vote, marry, and work are told by the SNP that they need a named person. | Party education spokesman Iain Gray said: "It is absurd that people the law says are old enough to vote, marry, and work are told by the SNP that they need a named person. |
| "Simply tweaking the law to meet the Supreme Court's concern will not be enough. There has to be a complete revision of guidance and training materials, and adequate resources put in place for the professionals who will deliver the policy. | "Simply tweaking the law to meet the Supreme Court's concern will not be enough. There has to be a complete revision of guidance and training materials, and adequate resources put in place for the professionals who will deliver the policy. |
| "Labour is willing to work with the SNP so this policy meets its original aims - to support vulnerable families and ensure no child falls through the cracks." | "Labour is willing to work with the SNP so this policy meets its original aims - to support vulnerable families and ensure no child falls through the cracks." |