Cafcass Commissioning and Partnerships
Commissioning and Partnerships
provides a range of resources that can help children and
families involved in private law court proceedings to
establish safe and beneficial contact.
Application processes for Providers of
Commissioned Child Contact and Contact Activity are expected
to take place for the financial year 2013/14 and
onwards.
Further information will appear on this website in due
course.
Separated Parents Information Programmes
(PIP):
The programme is designed to help
parents learn more about the challenges of post-separation
parenting, including the effects on children of ongoing conflict.
It also aims to provide advice and support about how best to help
children in this situation, and seeks to enable parents to take
steps towards their own solutions. Most parents that go on the
course say they find it very helpful. The PIP is free and is
delivered across England, but it must be an order of the Court, and
both parents should attend.
Family Mediation:
Family mediation is a way of
resolving disputes after separation or divorce. In mediation,
couples are helped to look for their own solutions to their
disputes.
Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes
(DVPP):
DVPP provides a group
programme for men to develop their skills and understanding
enabling them to:
· Improve their
relationship to their ex-partner and current partner
· Ensure their use
of violence and abusive behaviour towards a partner is not
repeated
· Develop safe,
positive parenting
DVPP is free when ordered by the
Court, and is delivered by approved providers
Commissioned Child Contact
Services:
Child Contact Services offer
observation and recording of contact sessions that can help to
establish contact. It is a short term intervention that only
Cafcass practitioners can refer to.
Supported Contact Centres:
Supported Contact Services offer
venues and facilities for Child Contact. It is a short term
support, and referrals must meet safety guidelines.