Reflecting on the Voice of the Child 2020 webinars
November 11th, 2020
Written by a member of the Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB) As a professional, have you ever taken the advice you gave to a […]
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The importance of physical appearance to the identity of Black children
November 6th, 2020
Written by a Cafcass Service Manager, North West England Skin, hair and facial features can be integral to a young Black person’s sense of self. […]
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October 27th, 2020
Our strategic plan (2019-23) which we published last September, made it clear that learning and improvement is a key priority for Cafcass. What we mean […]
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October 27th, 2020
We’ve been celebrating Black History Month throughout October at Cafcass. Our focus is on continuing to promote safe and informative discussions across the organisation to […]
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October 27th, 2020
I would like to focus on our people for a moment. And by this, I mean all of our people supporting children in the family […]
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October 27th, 2020
From the start of lockdown until May, overall case demand fell by 17%. Since then, demand has returned to its pre–Covid levels but is of […]
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October 27th, 2020
In March, when the national lockdown began, Cafcass became fully remote, closing all offices and committing to see children and their families virtually, through the […]
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January 18th, 2019
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 […]
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October 31st, 2018
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 […]
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September 12th, 2018
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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