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Cafcass puts relationships at the heart of practice

3 mins read Social Care
The body that supports children in the family courts is praised by inspectors for creating a practice framework that is improving the experience of those in care proceedings.
Children and families can give feedback on their experiences of Cafcass using QR codes. Picture: Charlie's/Adobe Stock
Children and families can give feedback on their experiences of Cafcass using QR codes. Picture: Charlie's/Adobe Stock

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The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) was praised by Ofsted in February for introducing a relationship-based model across all areas of its practice.

Inspectors said the move had resulted in a “palpable cultural change across the workforce” that was instrumental in promoting “kind, sensitive and respectful” practice.

Cafcass launched its Together with Children and Families practice framework in 2021 in response to areas that needed attention following an Ofsted inspection three years earlier.

It said the new framework comprised a set of values that would guide and streamline the experience of children and families involved in public and private law proceedings in the family courts.

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