Official website for the Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Services for England and Wales. CAFCASS acts as a central co-ordinating body for groups of practitioners providing advice to courts on issues of child and family welfare. CAFCASS was established by the UK Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 as a non-departmental public body answering to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families. The site offers background information on the development of CAFCASS, guidance to the law relating to children covering adoption, care, human rights and contact and residence and links to family law related sites on the internet. Publications available online include policy documents, leaflets, reports and strategies downloadable in PDF.
Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Services for England and Wales
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