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Home Page >  News >  2003 >  Extended appointment

Extension of appointment of Jonathan Tross as Chief Executive of Cafcass until July 2004

4 March 2003

The Cafcass Board, with the approval of the Lord Chancellor, is pleased to announce the extension of the contract of Jonathan Tross as Chief Executive of Cafcass until July 2004. This is one year longer than previously announced.

The Chair of the Board, Anthony Hewson said:

 “Since Jonathan Tross joined us in December 2001, Cafcass has made considerable progress. In the last year we have attained a more secure financial base, issued and conducted a major consultation exercise on a new corporate plan, consulted widely on new standards, complaints and compliments procedures, announced major harmonisation proposals to create an integrated organisation giving us greater flexibility in operating across public and private law boundaries to provide the best service we can, conducted a major recruitment campaign for new staff to increase our capacity, and put the relations with our self employed guardians on a better basis with a new contract and increases in fees.

 

“We are well aware that much remains to be done in tackling our service shortfalls and shaping the improved service all of us in Cafcass aspire to deliver. However, as we approach the end of our second year we are confident that the organisation is in much better health than a year ago. We shall publish our first full corporate plan shortly and we are delighted that the extension of Jonathan’s contract enables us to build more quickly on what has already been achieved. There is a significant and valuable benefit of continuity at the top of the Executive and retention of Jonathan’s experience and commitment for a further year.”

Commenting Jonathan Tross said:

“I have had a challenging and rewarding year at Cafcass and have been pleased to make my contribution to stabilising the organisation. I am grateful for the support I have received throughout my time from the Board, our workforce and our stakeholders.  We now need to move on to complete the creation a single cohesive organisation, and really start to deliver a better service for all the children and families we exist to serve. I look forward to playing my part in that.”