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.
Care applications fall year on year
The number of care applications made in February has fallen year on year from February 2016, Cafcass statistics have shown.
There were 1,134 care applications made in February 2017, down from 1,239 care applications in February 2016 - an 8% fall. However, the statistics were an increase on January 2017 figure of 1,119.
Dave Hill, President of [...]
Special Report: Guidance launched for social workers in climate of rising care applications
Social work sector leaders have been spurred into action to support social workers with the rocketing levels of care applications being made.
Cafcass and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services have agreed how social workers in both local authorities and those acting as guardians in family proceedings can better work together during care proceedings and [...]
Guidance launched for social workers following rise in care applications
ADCS and Cafcass launch guidance for social workers on working together in care proceedings following steep rise in applications
Local authority leaders have united with Cafcass to develop guidance for social workers in a bid to tackle the steep rise in care applications over the last year.
Cafcass chief executive Anthony Douglas has previously warned that [...]
Care applications fall in December
The number of care applications made in December fell year on year for the first time in more than two years, Cafcass figures have shown.
Cafcass received a total of 1,068 care applications in December 2016, which was a three per cent decrease compared with those received in December 2015. The last time year-on-year monthly figures fell was May [...]
Shorter timescales in care proceedings improve children’s outcomes
Shorter timescales for care proceedings have had a positive effect on children, according to research.
The Public Law Outline 2014 introduced a 26 week timeline for care proceedings and the results have impacted positively on children, research by the University of East Anglia has found.
Prior to the national changes introduced by the Public Law Outline, [...]
Family court case duration falls to all time low
The average length of time taken for family court cases has fallen to a record low according to the latest family court statistics.
A 26-week time limit for family court cases was introduced in the Children and Families Act 2014. Figures show that the length of cases has been reduced from 50 weeks in 2011 [...]
