The 'named person': surveillance and the wellbeing of children and young people in Scotland

Eric Stoddart

The 'named person': surveillance and the wellbeing of children and young people in Scotland

School of Divinity

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Abstract

The Scottish Parliament’s ‘Children and Young People’ Act has extended statutory responsibilities for the welfare of children to include their wellbeing. This article focuses on the Named Person service, arguing that an attenuated understanding of surveillance by politicians and other stakeholders has contributed to a failure to adequately consider the surveillance dimensions of this new universal provision.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	102-116
Journal	Surveillance & Society
Volume	13
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Surveillance
Children
Well-being
Scottish Parliament

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