What is the scheme and what happens now?

Q What is the named person legislation?

A The 2014 act was passed at Holyrood. The law involves a single point of contact, such as a teacher or health visitor, appointed to look after the welfare of every child in Scotland up to age 18. Q Why did the Scottish Government create the new law? A Scottish ministers say the service will act as a safety net to help families and children if needed. Q Why is it controversial? A Objectors claim it legitimises state snooping and say it breaches the human rights of parents, eroding family privacy in favour of the state. Q What happens now? A The court ruled the law cannot be brought in to force “in the meantime”. Scottish ministers now have 42 days “to agree an order which will set out a timetable for rectifying the legislation”.