The Politics of the Charter for Grandchildren.

Will our children ever have the benefit from it?

 No Scottish political party has shown much enthusiasm for helping our grandchildren benefit from the role grandparents can play in their lives. Heavy lobbying about how grandparents are excluded by law and a multitude of case histories and petitions motivated the then Scottish Executive to produce the Charter for Grandchildren. It was created as advisory with no bite to it and has been completely ignored by the professionals working in the welfare of children as every day we hear of grandchildren still being cut of from their grandparents love and protection. The governments past and present have failed miserably We can only come to the conclusion The Charter for Grandchildren was just created without any real attempt to improve the lives of our grandchildren.

 The present government had a couple of SNP MSPs from our area in Glasgow and Kilmarnock show some interest but they soon faded away when the were asked to do something positive. This subject is very low on Alec Salmonds priority list.  In fact the SNP not only has shown little time for the Charter for Grandchildren but deliberately got shot of it by passing the buck for its administration down to the local authorities.

 Glasgow City Chambers, the same political party that created the Charter for Grandchildren very quickly voted to accept the Charter for Grandchild and passed it to the DPC committee they will need too analyse the charter to see what can be used although it was the same government who created it using their own lawyers in a stakeholders group in the best interests of the children. So, what is there to analyse?

 David Crawford of Glasgow Social Services stated that they already use what the Charter for Grandchildren contains. If they do it is very short lived as thousands of grandparents through our books still tell a different story of being ignored and lies told about them false meetings etc. They have not entered into the spirit of the Charter for Grandchildren but carry on their usual abrupt arrogant ways.

 Glasgow City Councillor for our area  Alistair Watson took up our cause but very soon did not reply to our letters.

 Children are still not enjoying the protection and care their grandparents can give them because of these delays and it’s a disgrace.

 Jimmy Deuchars

Grandparents Apart UK
22 Alness crescent
Glasgow G52 1PJ
0141 882 5658

http://www.grandparentsapart.co.uk