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        <title>Chorus of disapproval over Scot Govt trans guidance for schools</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/chorus-of-disapproval-over-scot-govt-trans-guidance-for-schools/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[New Scottish Government guidance on transgender children in schools has been slammed by critics. 
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>End of Named Person scheme widely welcomed</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/end-of-named-person-scheme-widely-welcomed/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Named Person scheme was a &#8216;costly farce&#8217; and &#8216;protracted folly&#8217; which had to be scrapped, newspapers have said.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Named Person scheme axed by Scottish Govt</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/breaking-named-person-scheme-axed-by-scottish-govt/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Parents are celebrating today after the Scottish Government officially announced the end of the intrusive Named Person scheme.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Experts tasked with salvaging Named Person scheme admit defeat</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government’s controversial Named Person scheme has suffered another major setback, which critics say threatens to derail the entire programme.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 07:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Named persons number 3,000, prompting renewed calls to scrap &#039;unworkable&#039; scheme</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-persons-number-3000-prompting-renewed-calls-to-scrap-unworkable-scheme/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Around 3,000 state guardians are in place across Scotland, a newspaper has revealed. 
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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Named Person guidance delayed again in latest blow to Scot Govt</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-guidance-delayed-again-in-latest-blow-to-scot-govt/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has suffered another blow to its controversial Named Person scheme, as those tasked with reworking it admitted they are struggling.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Scottish teachers advised to break law by ‘outdated’ Named Person advice</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/scottish-teachers-advised-to-break-law-by-outdated-named-person-advice/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has again come under fire for its controversial Named Person scheme, and Education Minister John Swinney has been advised to drop it altogether.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>JK Rowling’s help urged to rescue Named Person PR image</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/jk-rowlings-help-urged-rescue-named-person-pr-image/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government was urged to approach JK Rowling to give the controversial Named Person scheme a PR boost, official minutes revealed. 
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        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘Named Persons should help children change sex against parental wishes’, councils say</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Named Persons should be able to help children legally change gender if their parents object, councils have suggested.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘Override parents’ consent’, named persons told</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/override-parents-consent-scots-govt-tells-named-persons/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[State guardians in Scotland are being told to routinely ignore the wishes of parents and children, it has been revealed.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>New Named Person delays cause fresh embarrassment for Scots Govt</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/new-named-person-delays-cause-fresh-embarrassment-scots-govt/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The controversial Named Person Scheme has been hit by more delays, causing further embarrassment for the Scottish Government. 
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Top UK judge: Christian Institute Supreme Court case is ‘most important’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/top-uk-judge-christian-institute-supreme-court-case-important/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[President of the UK Supreme Court, Baroness Hale, says The Christian Institute’s legal victory on family freedoms is a ‘most important’ case.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>SNP vows to push on with &#039;broken&#039; named person plans</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Scotland’s First Minister has vowed to press on with her Government’s beleaguered Named Person scheme, despite fierce criticism by MSPs, the media and campaigners.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 14:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Floundering Named Person policy delayed again</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/floundering-named-person-policy-delayed/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government is facing further embarrassment over its contentious Named Person scheme after a new setback.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>MSPs to get vote on contentious Named Person rules in Govt U-turn</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Scottish politicians will be given the opportunity to vote on controversial Named Person data-sharing rules, following a Government concession. 
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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Leading proponent turns on Named Person plans</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government’s embattled Named Person scheme faced renewed criticism last week, when one of its leading proponents dubbed it unworkable.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>MSPs urge Scots Govt: ‘Don’t bypass Parliament on Named Person’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MSPs have urged the Scottish Government to let Parliament scrutinise a named person code of practice on data sharing.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘Scots police broke law sharing info under Named Person’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish police force broke the law by sharing sensitive information on children under the controversial Named Person scheme, campaigners say.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘Named person puts unbearable pressure on teachers’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government’s controversial Named Person scheme creates an “impossible” burden for teachers, MSPs have heard.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘Teachers need law degree to understand Named Person rules’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Rules on data sharing under the embattled Named Person scheme are so complicated, teachers and health visitors will need &#8216;legal degrees&#8217; to understand them, MSPs have heard.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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