BBC report yesterday:
'The government insists the census is confidential and voluntary.'
www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-59518427
However the Herald has broken the story that it's neither anonymous nor voluntary:
'the Herald on Sunday has seen privacy documents over the scheme that show that local authorities can act on behalf of children if any answers raise concerns.
This has raised fears that that the controversial survey is a 'named person scheme' through the back door. '
' While the UK's General Data Protection Regulation gives individuals the right to object to the processing of personal data, the information states that where the processing of personal data is for scientific or historical research, or statistical purposes, "these rights to object is more restricted".
...
And it states that parents cannot object to the processing of health and wellbeing data.
"As the data we process is lawfully gathered and necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest, you do not have a right to object to the processing of your personal data," the document states.
It can also not be deleted. '
www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/19762206.new-snoopers-charter-scots-ministers-sex-census-kids-not-confidential/
Some councils are rejecting this survey, I am heartened to see, and several others are reviewing: www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/19762197.scottish-governments-sex-census-kids-rejected-eight-councils/