New Portsmouth office provides modern family services
Cafcass, the organisation that looks
after children's interests in the family courts, has opened a
specially designed office in Portsmouth to provide improved
opportunities for interviewing families, family mediation and
contact across South Hampshire.
Anthony Douglas, Chief Executive said,
"The new Portsmouth office will provide an environment better
suited to delivering modern family services and opportunities for
children and families to maintain contact. The project has been
brought to fruition through the work of many colleagues and I would
like to thank the Portsmouth team and business support colleagues,
who worked tirelessly to make it happen."
The new development in Portsmouth provides
quality facilities for interviewing children and families as well
as improved accommodation and security for staff. The multi-purpose
building is designed for modern ways of working, and includes areas
for contact and managing dispute resolution. Facilities
include three interviewing rooms plus a family room and were
designed to meet the needs of children and families.
Service Manager, Liana Birtwhistle said, "
Over the last year we worked with 885 children in Portsmouth and
the surrounding area. The refurbished Cafcass office in
Portsmouth is evidence of our commitment to improving the
experience children and families have of using our services.
The new building has good public transport
links, parking for visitors and excellent disabled access, as well
as providing a modern working space for practitioners.
From our new location we will be able to work
with even more local partners by utilising our own accommodation to
work not only with families on site but in partnership with Local
Authority Children’s Services, Health professionals –and
others."
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