CAFCASS: Finance
(asked on 8th December 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
This question was answered on 8th December 2020
We acknowledge that Cafcass continues to experience high levels of demand while managing a rise in the number of open cases.
The Ministry of Justice has allocated an additional £3.4m this year to help Cafcass meet these challenges.
Cafcass has in place a protocol to, where necessary, prioritise cases in local service areas so it can continue to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and families.