Written Question · S3W-37507 · Session 3
How many Roman Catholic schools request that parents present a certificate indicating that their child was baptised in a Roman Catholic Chu…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Roman Catholic schools request that parents present a certificate indicating that their child was baptised in a Roman Catholic Church before allowing the child entry to the school and what its position is on this practice.
The answer
The information requested is not collected centrally. Section 28B of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 requires every education authority to publish their admission criteria for schools. It is for the authorities to set out the details and reasonable verification arrangements and the Scottish Government has no locus to intervene in these matters.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-37507 by reference.