Here is a list of other articles tagged under the category Cafcass - Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, who represent children in family court cases and make sure that children's voices are heard and decisions are taken in their best interests.
Anthony Douglas steps down as Cafcass chief
The chief executive of Cafcass is to step down from his role next March, it has emerged.
Anthony Douglas, who has been head of the organisation for the past 15 years, will leave the post in March, a year after the organisation was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2018.
Ofsted praised the Childen and Family [...]
Former children’s minister appointed as chair of Cafcass
Edward Timpson has been appointed as the chair of Cafcass, the organisation has announced.
The former MP for Crewe and Nantwich was the Minister of State for Children and Families between 2015-2016 and the Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families at the Department for Education between 2016-17.
Cafcass’ Chief Executive Anthony Douglas welcomed Edward’s appointment: [...]
Annual care applications fall for first year in many
The number of care applications made to the courts has dipped for the first year in many, official statistics have revealed.
While the annual number of care applications made to the courts decreased by 2.7% in 2017-18 compared to 2016-17, the ADCS warned that there is no way of knowing if this trend will continue.
Alison Michalska, [...]
Ofsted praises improvement at Cafcass against backdrop of rising demand
Cafcass has been judged by Ofsted as being outstanding having been on an improvement journey since it was rated inadequate in 2009.
Ofsted praised the organisation for its continuous improvement against a backdrop of rising demand. There were 14,599 care applications made in 2016-17 compared to 10,620 in 2013-14. Since Cafcass’ last Ofsted inspection in [...]
Care applications rise in February 2018
Official statistics reveal that care applications rise both month-on-month and year-on-year.
In February 2018, there were 1201 care applications, up from 1168 in January 2018 and up 4.3% from February 2017 when there were 1152 care applications made.
There have now been 12,966 care applications made in the financial year April 2017-March 2018. Last year there were [...]
Care applications rise in January
The number of care applications made in January has increased following a seasonal dip in December.
Cafcass revealed that 1,168 care applications were made in January, up from 1,008 in December. The figures also represent a 3 per cent rise from January 2017 when 1,135 care applications were made.
The 1,168 figure for January 2018 is the [...]
