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Publication - FOI/EIR release

Named Persons Code of Practice, consultations and recommendations: FOI release

Published
17 January 2019
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/201800000033  
Date received: 4 December 2018
Date responded: 18 December 2018
 
Information requested
 
1. The date when the GIRFEC Practice Development Panel finished its consultation on the draft Named Persons Code of Practice.
If the panel’s consultation on the draft Named Persons Code of Practice has not yet completed, please provide the provisional/estimated date when it is expected to be provided.

2. The date when the GIRFEC Practice Development Panel provided its recommendations to ministers on the draft Named Persons Code of Practice.
If the panel’s recommendations on the draft Named Persons Code of Practice have not yet been provided, please provide the provisional/estimated date when they are expected to be provided.
 
Response
 
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. However, you may find useful information on the GIRFEC Practice Development Panel’s webpage:
 
The Panel are independent of the Scottish Government and any information available should be held by the Chair of the Panel.

1. The date when the GIRFEC Practice Development Panel finished its consultation on the draft Named Persons Code of Practice. If the panel’s consultation on the draft Named Persons Code of Practice has not yet completed, please provide the provisional/estimated date when it is expected to be provided.

The GIRFEC Practice Development Panel (the Panel) has not yet launched its consultation on the draft Code of Practice for information sharing. The Panel have not confirmed when a consultation will launch or be completed.

2. The date when the GIRFEC Practice Development Panel provided its recommendations to ministers on the draft Named Persons Code of Practice.
If the panel’s recommendations on the draft Named Persons Code of Practice have not yet been provided, please provide the provisional/estimated date when they are expected to be provided.

The GIRFEC Practice Development Panel have not yet provided its recommendations to the Deputy First Minister on the draft Code of Practice for information sharing. The Panel have not finalised their recommendations or confirmed when these are to be expected.
 
About FOI

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit 
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000 

The Scottish Government 
St Andrew's House 
Regent Road 
Edinburgh 
EH1 3DG

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