Controversial ‘named person’ scheme blocked by Supreme Court

Controversial legislation which would have seen every Scottish child overseen by a state-appointed guardian until adulthood was blocked by The Supreme Court today (Thurs). Campaigners won a two-year legal battle to stop the Scottish government’s ‘named person’ scheme after a panel of five judges ruled that it is incompatible with European law. Data-sharing provisions within the system would have allowed authorities to share information about children’s contraception or pregnancy status without their parents’ knowledge. The Supreme Court heard that this…