Cafcass responds to NAO report
A report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) today has
found that Cafcass could not have been expected to recognise
earlier that the increase in care cases following the tragic Baby
Peter case would be sustained.
The report goes on to say that the increase in care cases
following the autumn of 2008 was "unprecedented" and that Cafcass
has improved its capacity to manage this increased caseload. In
2009-10 Cafcass received over 30% more care cases than in the
previous year. This is borne out by figures which show that in
June 2010 our practitioners were working on 11,243 care cases
– 2,496 more care cases than in July last year and a 28.5%
increase in the numbers of care cases we’re now working on.
Click here for the press release.
Contact Naomi Lawson, Interim Head of Communications for further
information:
0844 353 3320 / 07768 796484