Cafcass' progress in Sussex and Surrey 'Impressive and
highly effective'
Cafcass’ service to children and families in Sussex and
Surrey has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for its ‘impressive
and highly effective’ progress in recent months.
The inspectors found that despite almost a 50% increase in the
number of care cases referred to the area over the past two years,
children, young people and families are receiving a timely service
and all cases are currently allocated. Despite the massive increase
in demand for our services Ofsted found that
‘good support [is] being offered to children and young people at
times of significant change in their lives’. Inspectors also
reported that performance in the area had improved to ‘a good level
on most key performance indicators’ that duty allocations had
ceased and delays reduced. Ofsted concluded that the team’s recent
progress was ‘impressive and highly effective’.
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