RELGIOUS representatives voting rights should be removed in East Lothian as part of an effort to “tidy up democracy”, a Green councillor has…
The Church of Scotland has argued its represenatives often don't use their vote on education committees, but still argues they should be keptshould be removed in East Lothian as part of an effort to “tidy up democracy”, a Green councillor has said.
A 50-year-old law obliges every council in Scotland to appoint three religious representatives to their education committees, but it has never been laid out in legislation that these people must have a vote.addressing what it describes as an undemocratic part of the country’s governance system where unaccountable, unelected church representatives are having sway over education policy.
The Church of Scotland argues its representatives rarely choose to use their vote while the Catholic Church claim the threat to remove voting rights is an attempt to get rid of faith schools in Scotland.She said: “It’s a real shame to view it like that. I understand why parents might wish to send their child to a faith school and this is not about that. It’s just about what role the church representatives have in the democracy and strategic running of things.
He told The National: “We will be reiterating the undemocratic nature of the system where someone is appointed just on the basis of their faith. We don’t think that’s fair.“The right people to be taking decisions are those who are democratically elected. They are then accountable to the electorate, church representatives are not.
Sutherland added he feels councils in the west of Scotland will soon come under pressure to look at voting rights as more local authorities in the east change their ways. Archbishop Leo Cushley, the Catholic Bishop for the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh, said: “This decision is another step in a process to remove faith education from schools in Scotland.
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