{"id":7170,"date":"2014-03-01T02:38:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T02:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=7170"},"modified":"2014-03-01T09:23:34","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T09:23:34","slug":"scotlands-children-bill-massive-intrusion-family-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/scotlands-children-bill-massive-intrusion-family-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland&#8217;s Children Bill is Massive Intrusion into Family Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/scotlands-children-bill-massive-intrusion-family-life\/\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7172\" style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/scottish-parliament-larger11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7172 \" alt=\"Scottish Parliament\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/scottish-parliament-larger11.png\" width=\"315\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/scottish-parliament-larger11.png 450w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/scottish-parliament-larger11-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scottish Parliament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Scottish Parliament has <a title=\"[opens in a new window]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-scotland-26208628\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>passed a bill<\/strong><\/a> that assigns one social worker to every child in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial measure, Known as \u2018Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill\u2019, was passed in Edinburgh last week with a vote of 103-0 with 15 abstentions. \u00a0It allocates a &#8216;named person&#8217; with unspecified powers to each child.<\/p>\n<p>Christian groups in Scotland have spoken out against the controversial proposal.<\/p>\n<p>A Free Church of Scotland spokesman said there has not been \u201csufficient evidence\u201d to apply the plans universally or to ensure \u201cparents are protected from undue interference by the state\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other organisations that have spoken out against the move are the the Law Society of Scotland, the Faculty of Advocates, the Church of Scotland and the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Green, National Director of Christian Voice, said, &#8216;This is a massive and expensive intrusion into family life. \u00a0It comes from the totalitarian philosophy that the State owns the nation&#8217;s children.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Christipher Booker, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health\/children_shealth\/10080013\/Now-its-a-social-worker-for-every-child-in-Scotland.html\" target=\"_blank\">writing in the Telegraph<\/a><\/strong>, said: &#8216;In fact, the Bill is remarkably vague about the powers to be given to these \u201cnamed persons\u201d. Will they be free to arrive unannounced at the family home to check on how a child is being treated by its parents, when it goes to bed, what food it is given, what political or religious opinions it is being brought up with? In other words, the Bill gives no idea of how this hugely ambitious scheme, estimated to cost Scotland\u2019s local authorities up to \u00a3138\u2009 million a year, will work in practice. And most worrying of all, to anyone familiar with the failings of our existing \u201cchild protection\u201d system, is how often the most damaging errors can arise when professionals are charged with reporting to social workers their suspicion that something in a child\u2019s life might be amiss.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The bill was framed in an attempt to bring under Scotland under obligations stipulated in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unicef.org\/crc\/\" target=\"_blank\">United Nations\u2019 Convention on the Rights of the Child <\/a><\/strong>(CRC). The UN Convention includes a provision to assign a specific government worker to every child at birth.<\/p>\n<p>Normally a social worker is only assigned to a child in cases of child abuse or neglect. Once this bill is implemented, there will be a named guardian for every child in Scotland from when the child is born to when they reach eighteen.<\/p>\n<p>Tories have warned that the bill will almost certainly be challenged. Liz Smith, the Tory spokeswoman for young people, said \u201cIf this goes through, it will almost certainly be subject to legal challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is because it is a measure that will intrude on family life, and divert resources away from those who really need help.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/scotlands-children-bill-massive-intrusion-family-life\/\" data-numposts=\"5\" data-colorscheme=\"light\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Find out how to join Christian Voice and stand up for the King of kings (clicking on the link below does not commit you to join)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P1OVTZ-gb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3940\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Join Today!\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Join_donate_Logo2.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that persons wishing to comment on this story must enter a valid email address. Comments from persons leaving fictitious email addresses will be trashed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scottish Parliament has passed a bill that assigns one social worker to every child in Scotland. The controversial measure, Known as \u2018Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill\u2019, was passed in Edinburgh last week with a vote of 103-0 with 15 abstentions. \u00a0It allocates a &#8216;named person&#8217; with unspecified powers to each child. 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