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.
Soaring care applications due to ‘local authority behaviour’
Sir James Munby warns that there is no strategy for tackling the current “crisis” in the care system
The president of the family courts division has spoken out about the “crisis” in the care system which has resulted in a massive surge of new cases coming through the courts.
Sir James Munby said the courts were “ill [...]
Care applications continue to soar with record August figure
Soaring numbers of Cafcass care applications have continued in August, Cafcass has reported. Highest ever number of applications for the month of August received in August 2016
There were 1,258 new applications received in August 2016 representing the highest ever number of applications for the month of August.
This 2016 figure of 1,258 compares to 941 new applications [...]
Family courts president calls for innovative ways to manage surge of care applications
New, innovative and better ways to handle the increasing number of care applications should be sought, according to the president of the family courts division.
Sir James Munby has outlined that as there is unlikely to be an increasing set of resources to draw from, new innovative ways of handling the surge in care applications should [...]
Record demand for care applications in July, figures show
The chief executive of Cafcass has said he will monitor to see if teams are at "tipping point"
The number of care applications reached a record high in July, with a total 1,305 applications made to Cafcass, new statistics have shown.
This was a 16% rise on the same month last year and the first time demand has [...]
Surge in care applications a “major issue” for Cafcass
Cafcass chief executive warns of pressures on organisation given 14% rise in care applications during a year
The surge in the number of care applications during 2015-2016 has become a “major issue” for Cafcass, its chief executive has warned.
Cafcass received 12,741 care applications during 2015-2016, a 14.2 per cent rise from the same period during the [...]
Care applications peak in June
Cafcass figures show record number of care applications made in one month
A record number of care applications ever made in a single month were received by Cafcass in June 2016.
There were 1,265 care applications made in June 2016, compared with 1,150 applications in May. The previous highest number of applications made in a month [...]
