The body that represents children's guardians is writing to thegovernment with its objections to the plans, which may remove therequirement to have one guardian representing a child throughout acase.
Section 41 of the Children Act 1989 states the court shall appoint anamed guardian to represent the child's interests. But, according toNagalro, discussions have been taking place about giving the Childrenand Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass) the power to appointand remove guardians during a case.
Alison Paddle, spokeswoman for Nagalro, said: "This will replicate thedysfunctional local authority model where you have social workerschopping and changing, meaning there is no continuity for thechild."
But Anthony Douglas, chief executive of Cafcass, said he was firmlycommitted to providing a high-quality service. "We believe thatcontinuity is sacrosanct and will ensure that in complex cases just oneperson handles the case," he said.
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