No to Named Persons 5 years on: Episode 4

In 2016 the UK Supreme Court struck down key tenets of the Scottish Government’s Named Person scheme. Five years on, we’re speaking to those involved in the successful No to Named Persons campaign and taking a look back at the long road to victory.

Angus Saul speaks to Alison Preuss, co-ordinator of the Scottish Home Education Forum and one of the earliest opponents of the scheme. Alison reflects on the coming together of a coalition of disparate groups and parents who had different views on many things, but a shared concern over the ‘Snoopers’ Charter’.