Pressure comes after the Guardian revealed ministers withheld or redacted documents from prince’s office on behalf of Teach FirstOpposition leaders have called on Scottish ministers to publish secret correspondence about lobbying by the Prince of Wales to reform Scotland’s teacher training system. Iain Gray, Scottish Labour’s education spokesman, said he would be pressing for a parliamentary debate on the disclosures. Tavish Scott, the Scottish Liberal Democrats education spokesman, said clarity and openness from the Scottish government was urgently required. Scottish ministers have previously insisted that the Scottish system allows for more openness about royal correspondence than far stricter legislation in England. The Scottish government refused to comment on the decision to redact and withhold papers on Teach First, but confirmed Salmond met Prince Charles, known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland.

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2017 18:27 UTC