Cabbies recruited as ‘spies’ for Named Person scheme
Hundreds of taxi drivers in Scotland are being ordered to ‘spy’ on child passengers and report conversations to their Named Person, a secret recording has revealed.
At the end of last year, Child Protection Training & Development Officer Jim Terras, was recorded saying that taxi drivers have a “legal duty” to pass on information to the Named Person.
The Named Person scheme, due to be rolled out in its full statutory form in August 2016, will appoint a state guardian for every child in Scotland....