Tag Archives | family courts

Jacky Tiotto, chief executive, Cafcass

Children, Social work leaders

‘Caseloads are the vital sign of social work health’ – Cafcass chief

Continue Reading Comments { 14 }
Image of Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division of the High Court

Children, Social work leaders

Courts to stop monitoring regulation of unregistered placements for children deprived of liberty

Continue Reading
pay key on keyboard

Children, Workforce

Cafcass offers staff 4% pay rise for 2023-24

Continue Reading
Priority dial with the settings high, medium and low

Children, Social work leaders

Cafcass starts prioritising London private law cases to ‘maintain safe workloads for social workers’

Continue Reading
Image of book marked 'family court' and judge's gavel (credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi / Adobe Stock)

Children, Social work leaders

Children more likely to be reunified when parents are referred to family drug and alcohol court – research

Continue Reading
Image of Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division of the High Court

Children, Social work leaders

‘Positive signs’ on reducing number and length of care proceedings, says family court head

Continue Reading
Research results post-it note on mouse

Adults, Children

‘Substituted parenting’ risk used to justify removing children without evidence base, finds study

Continue Reading
2023 budget written on a piece of paper

Children, Workforce

Cafcass pay deal subject to 5% government ceiling

Continue Reading
Picture of a man reading his newspaper with the logo 'Social Work Recap' on top

Adults, Children, Workforce

Social Work Recap: regulation of care leaver accommodation and legal action over children in hotels

Continue Reading
Image of book marked 'family court' and judge's gavel (credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi / Adobe Stock)

Social work leaders, Workforce

Senior practitioner loses bid to keep court judgment that he abused ex-partner from Social Work England

Continue Reading
woman looking downcast

Children, Social work leaders

Multiple and complex needs found in backgrounds of children deprived of liberty

Continue Reading
Image of Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division of the High Court

Children, Social work leaders

Children are in ‘extreme crisis’: top judge berates DfE’s six-year failure to tackle ‘gross’ lack of secure units

Continue Reading
Pay talks image

Social work leaders, Workforce

Cafcass ‘imposes’ 2.5% pay deal on staff without agreement, say unions

Continue Reading
Pay talks image

Children, Workforce

Cafcass staff overwhelmingly reject 2.5% pay offer but government says no scope for improved deal

Continue Reading
Image of Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division of the High Court

Children, Social work leaders

Target needed to cut length of care proceedings with durations far in excess of 26-week legal limit – peers

Continue Reading
supervision

Children, Social work leaders

Supervision orders face overhaul to improve effectiveness in supporting family reunification

Continue Reading