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Beyond the named person service

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Sutherland EE (2016) Beyond the named person service. Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 61 (9). http://www.journalonline.co.uk/Magazine/#.V-3CvmcVCEU

Abstract
The decision of the Supreme Court in Christian Institute v Scottish Ministers raised questions over the future of the controversial named person service but, arguably, it has wider implications for reform of Scots law in general, and child and family law in particular.

Keywords
named person; named person service; child; parent; children's rights; parental rights; access to law; access to legal services; child protection; physical punishment of children

Journal
Journal of the Law Society of Scotland: Volume 61, Issue 9

StatusPublished
Publication date19/09/2016
Publication date online19/09/2016
Date accepted by journal01/09/2016
PublisherLaw Society of Scotland
Publisher URLhttp://www.journalonline.co.uk/Magazine/#.V-3CvmcVCEU
Place of publicationEdinburgh
ISSN0458-8711

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Professor Elaine Sutherland

Professor Elaine Sutherland

Emeritus Professor, Law