Remind me what Cafcass stands for. Children and Family Court Advisoryand Support Service.
You're reading that from its web site. Well, most people just know it asCafcass. It works with children and young people involved in familyproceedings: both public law cases like care proceedings or placementsfor adoption, and private law cases involving divorce or separation.Cafcass officers are there to advise the court about the best interestsof the child and make sure the child's voice is heard.
So Cafcass is child-centred? It's trying to be. In March, it appointedChristine Smart as its first children's rights director and she appearsto be producing or contributing to a number of developments anddocuments, including the Cafcass business plan for 2005 to 2007 and anational children's rights strategy. Currently, Cafcass is consulting onboth the strategy and a children's rights policy. And there's achildren's plan to come.
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