Ever-decreasing circles

Published in the Scottish Review, 16 August 2017. Hyperlinks to sources have been added to aid independent research. A new, dedicated information-sharing bill has finally been introduced to parliament in a bid to remedy defective sections of the Children and Read More …

New attempt to legalise state snooping ‘doomed to disaster’

Published in the Scottish Sunday Express, 6 August 2017. Print edition here. Attempt to legalise state snooping on families is ‘doomed to disaster’ THE SNP’s latest attempt to legalise state snooping on families is “doomed to disaster”, according to a Read More …

Parents under surveillance on social media

Edited version published in the Scottish Sunday Express, 9 July 2017. This parent turned to home education when her child’s needs were not met in school and complaints went unaddressed. Council’s ‘creepy’ spies snoop on Facebook and pass on pupil’s Read More …

Allan Norman: ‘Children’s Social Services – Will we ever get it right?’

In this informative presentation to members of the Positive Action Group on the Isle of Man, lawyer and social worker Allan Norman of Celtic Knot makes reference to the ‘named person’ judicial review, the outcome of which he accurately predicted Read More …