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Hi as title says really . Does anyone know if there is any guidelines or policies that CAFCASS have to follow when they are recommending what contact children should have ? Surely it can’t be just down to each individual officers opinion or there would be so many different views .
hi,
heres some good info on how they work:
policies and operating framework: https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/about-cafcass/policies/
As bill has given you they do have an operating frame work and tools they have use.
However, it is as simple as one's opinion vs another's opinion, I've had 3 in 10yrs of my dispute case history, 1st one saw through the ex....5yrs later the 2nd one took ex at face value, ignored the previous 5yrs of history of the ex's manipulation and deception towards the court and CAFCASS....the 3rd one appointed after the 2nd had been removed from the case by the judge...took the full case history in to account and agreed with the 1st one....
i made a complaint to the government ombudsman about the 2nd one ruining my relationship and contact with my child, only for them to reply after their investigation saying that the 2nd one followed the frame work and tools and it was simply "her opinion" and that i should challenge it in court if i didn't agree with it!
lol they can be annoying. like for my S7 report, cafcass woman asked me about my ex and her parenting, compared to mine. i said she has been a full-time mum at home so has had more time and experience raising the kids, while i have been in full-time work. so in the report she wrote that i stated that mother is the better parent. i couldn't even be bothered to argue that.
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