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Cafcass and other Organisations

A researcher wanted to know who Cafcass have been meeting with and when to discuss ...

Cafcass and their Safe Contact Indicator Tool

Cafcass have a tool which they call the Safe Contact Indicator Tool which they say ...

NAHT advice on parental conflict

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) have this to say about dealing with Parental Conflict: ...

My needs, wishes and feelings – Guidance for Cafcass practitioners

Cafcass provide guidance to their FCAs on understanding and reporting on the needs, wishes and ...

Cafcass Operating Framework 2017

In August 2017 Cafcass released an update to their Operating Framework operating_framework_august_2017 They open the ...

Need Help and Support?

If you're in a difficult position, struggling to cope, or need some help and advice ...
Child Internal Relocation

The Welfare Checklist and the Paramountcy Principle – Children Act 1989

If you to find yourself in Family Court in the United Kingdom talking about Children ...

CAFCASS and Woman’s Aid – Let’s look at the numbers…

CAFCASS recently conducted a research programme with Woman's Aid. We cover the background to the ...
parental alienation resources

Parental Alienation Resources and useful links

You may find some of these Parental Alienation resources useful for you, your family, and ...

Survey into Cafcass involvement in court cases

This survey is for Resident Parents and Non-Resident Parents who have had involvement with Cafcass ...
Welfare of the Child CMS

Schools, safeguarding, emotional abuse, and parental alienation

Department of Education Guidelines on Emotional Abuse and Parental Alienation In April 2016 Derek Thomas, ...

Mothers and Fathers in Prison

You may have seen our earlier posts around the enforcement of contact orders? This is ...

Cafcass Complaints – data between 2011 and 2014

In September 2014 Ricard Benyon the MP for Newbury posed the following question in Parliament: ...

HMCTS and Domestic Violence

Earlier today Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division released a document entitled "President ...

HMCTS and Parental Alienation

Her Majesties Courts and Tribunal Service have been asked on various occasions dating back to ...
parental alienation resources

Judicial Enforcement of Child Arrangements Orders. MoJ figures

We would like to start with three quotes The family court has powers to address ...

Child Arrangement Orders and Enforcement

Introduction If you're reading this then we're going to hazard a guess that you are ...

Impact of Parental Hostility Tool

Cafcass have a tool that they call their "Impact of Parental Hostility" tool - in ...
Welfare of the Child CMS

Cafcass and Implacable Hostility (Parental Alienation)

In a previous FOI response Cafcass states that "Cafcass understands and recognises the potential for ...

Cafcass Knowledge Bites

Cafcass have an elearning platform called MySkills which you read more about here: Cafcass MySkills ...

Local Authorities, Safeguarding, and abuse of children

Last month saw the reporting of two devastating cases involving the murder of a child ...
Child Internal Relocation

The Cafcass Library

Cafcass often reference their inhouse Library in responses to research questions so whenever you read ...

How long have Cafcass known about Parental Alienation?

In February 2017 Anthony Douglas the Chief Executive Officer of Cafcass (Children and Family Court ...

Independent Research into Cafcass Outcomes

Please could you confirm the last date of any independent research commissioned by CAFCASS into ...