The Scottish Conservatives have been accused of “sheer hypocrisy” on the Named Persons scheme after a Tory-controlled council said it had been “generally positive”.
South Ayrshire Council claimed the controversial programme had “demonstrated good practice” during the five years the local authority had operated it.
The Tories have been the chief opponents of the Named Persons scheme, with Ruth Davidson claiming the policy was “unworkable” and could end in “tragedy”.
New Mid Fife and Glenrothes SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth said: “This makes clear the sheer hypocrisy at the heart of the Tories’ cynical opposition to the Named Persons scheme.
“Not only did Ruth Davidson and all her Tory colleagues not oppose the legislation in parliament, the only council her party controls view the implementation of the scheme as ‘generally positive’.
“The Named Person policy is aimed at protecting children’s wellbeing, and is about supporting, not diminishing, the role of parents.”
A South Ayrshire Council spokesman said: “(We have) been introducing the approach gradually since 2011.
“We’ve worked closely with other agencies such as health and social work.
“The local authority currently has 90 named persons on our websites. For pre-school children these are health visitors and for school aged children they are head teachers, depute head teachers and principal teachers of guidance.
“To date there has been no formal evaluation although it has been felt the changes have been generally positive.”
