by familoo | 7 Dec 2009 | courts, public funding, resources, social work
The Times reports on p 23 this morning that Cafcass has been given an extra £1.6m to help with the backlog in care cases.
by familoo | 25 Nov 2009 | cases
PM today ran a piece on the Crisis at CAFCASS, inolving comically disguised voices of Guardian’s and a teeny but undisguised snippet from yours truly. Sad that CAFCASS employee’s feel unable to identify themselves without repurcussions. It does not speak...
by familoo | 13 Nov 2009 | cases, legal news, resources
Well, it had to happen sooner or later. I’m only surprised it wasn’t sooner – mutterings about this petered out some months ago on the issue of the President’s interim Guidance on managing the CAFCASS crisis. But now a firm of solicitors acting...
by familoo | 10 Aug 2009 | equality
Thanks to Family Law Week for notice of this article on Community Care regarding the role Families Need Fathers is playing in drafting CAFCASS Guidance. . It’s concerning in the first instance that the drafts should have been apparently subject to criticism from...
by familoo | 29 May 2009 | courts, resources
In a slightly maverick move District Judge Carron has enlisted the support of the media in trying to right the injustices caused by the failure of CAFCASS to keep up with demand for their services. The resulting article in today’s Times can be read here. Oh, you...
