Parents call for inquiry into named person

MSPS have been asked to back a public inquiry into claims that private family datawasunlawfullyshared for years while named person pilot schemes were in operation.

Written submissions from families campaigning against the proposals have been sent to Holyrood’s education committee urging an urgent investigation. The request has been made on the eve of an education committee meeting to discuss the controversial scheme.

Last month anti-named person campaigners staged an event, during which hundreds of parents filled in postcards claiming their data had been abused during pilot projects more than three years before informationsharing provisions were due to come into force.

In a letter to MSPS accompanying the postcards, campaign spokeswoman Alison Preuss said: “Families are calling not just for the current bill to be abandoned, but also for a public inquiry into how unlawful data sharing came to be embedded in public policy and practice from 2013.”

A Scottish Government spokesman said: “The Named Person service will ensure children and young people and their families get access to the right support at the right time from the right people.”