The Named Persons (Training, Qualifications, Experience and Position) (Scotland) Order 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the requirements as to training, qualifications, experience and position that are necessary in order to be identified as the named person for a child or young person for the purposes of Part 4 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the Act”). Section 19 of the Act defines “named person service” as the service of making available, in relation to a child or young person, an identified individual who is to exercise certain functions in order to promote, support or safeguard the child or young person’s wellbeing.

Section 19(2) provides that an individual may be identified for the purpose of a named person service only if they fall within section 19(3)(a) and if they meet the specified requirements. In terms of sections 20-22 of the Act, different bodies are under a duty to make arrangements to make a named person service available to children and young people in particular circumstances – for example, in relation to pre-school children, children of school age, children in legal custody or secure accommodation, and young people who attend school. Accordingly, different provision is made in this Order to specify who can be identified as a named person in each situation. In any case, it is a requirement that the individual has undertaken training in relation to carrying out the named person functions.

Article 2 specifies the requirements as to training, qualifications, experience and position which must be met in order for an individual be identified as a named person.