A child well-being survey linked to the controversial Named Person scheme in Scotland has been ‘paused’ by a local council after parents raised serious concerns about the intrusive nature of the research, it was reported at the end of August.
North Ayrshire Council suspended the ‘ChildrenCount’ surveys, which were carried out by researchers who knocked on doors and asked parents questions about their children.
The Daily Record reported criticism from parents who said the questionnaire was ‘creepy’. One resident said researchers had quizzed young people in the street about which houses had children under nine. The survey, which is part of a project also being rolled out in Dundee and Angus, has been adapted from questionnaires that were used across Perth and Kinross last year.
