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Family Justice Young People’s Board

The Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB) is a group of over 50 children and young people aged between seven and 25 years old who live across England and Wales. All the members have either had direct experience of the family justice system or have an interest in children’s rights and the family courts.

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Child Impact Assessment Framework

We have developed a new assessment framework to support our practitioners in assessing the harmful impact of a range of complex case factors on the children we work with in private law cases.

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Who are we?

Cafcass represents children in family court cases in England. We put children’s needs, wishes and feelings first, making sure that children’s voices are heard at the heart of the family court setting, and that decisions are made in their best interests.

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Young people

Information for young people, including videos and stories from young people we have worked with.

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Parents and carers

Information and resources for parents and carers.

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Professionals

Information and resources for professionals.

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Latest news

2 September 2019

Jacky Tiotto joins Cafcass as new Chief Executive

Cafcass is pleased to welcome Jacky Tiotto as its new Chief Executive. Jacky’s appointment was announced in May this year and she has since been […]

30 August 2019

Cafcass shortlisted for this year’s Children and Young People Awards

We are pleased to announce that Cafcass has been shortlisted in three categories for this year’s Children and Young People Now (CYPNow) Awards. The CYPNow […]

25 July 2019

The Family Justice Young People’s Board deliver its seventh annual conference

On Wednesday 24 July, the Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB) held its annual Voice of the Child conference in Leeds. The event was completely […]

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18 January 2019

Young people call for change: understanding sibling relationships and how they’re reflected in family law

The Nuffield Foundation in collaboration with Birkbeck University, published a report in November which makes recommendations for change in the family justice system to ensure […]

31 October 2018

Recognising the unique experience of children in our practice and policy

The history of private law in England and Wales is a chronology of the emancipation of children’s rights from when children were chattels to their […]

12 September 2018

From inadequate to outstanding, from paper to cloud

Robert Langley, Head of IT Cafcass is determined that the right technology underpins business improvement. We’ve been living and breathing this for the last ten […]

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Family Justice Young People’s Board

Child Impact Assessment Framework

Who are we?

Young people

Parents and carers

Professionals

Latest news

Jacky Tiotto joins Cafcass as new Chief Executive

Cafcass shortlisted for this year’s Children and Young People Awards

The Family Justice Young People’s Board deliver its seventh annual conference

From our blog

Young people call for change: understanding sibling relationships and how they’re reflected in family law

Recognising the unique experience of children in our practice and policy

From inadequate to outstanding, from paper to cloud

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