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ivanataylor [mailto:request-18262-
[email address]] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cafcass 
 
6th Floor Sanctuary Buildings 
Great Smith Street 
Your ref:CAF261 
London 
Our ref: JJ/CAF261 
SW1P 3BT 
 
Date: 8th October 2009 
 
 
Tel:        0844 353 3317 
Fax        0844 353 3398 
 
Dear Ms Stewart-Taylor 
 
Re: Freedom of Information Request  
 
Thank you for your recent request, which was passed on to Cafcass from the DCSF on 28th 
September 2009 and passed onto myself, requesting the following: 
 
Is it a statutory breech of the Family Courts, for CAFCASS guardians, Social Workers and 
Childrens Solicitors, to intimidate a Mother with threats of Forced Adoption for her 
children, if she does not get rid of her McKenzie friend? This happened at Barrow in 
Furness Family Court. 
 
Looking into you request further it is not a request for information we hold as Cafcass does 
not have any guidance as suggested above. It is however apparent that you have a complaint 
to make about a Cafcass practitioner.  I suggest you contact the Service Manager of the 
practitioner involved and register a complaint. The Cafcass complaints leaflet can be found at 
the following web address: http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/publications/leaflets_for_adults.aspx
 
This is the Carlise Cafcass office address for any correspondence: 
Carlisle 
Capital Building 
Hilltop Heights 
Carlisle 
Cumbria 
CA1 2NS 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
Miss Jasvinder Jassal 
Information Assurance & Data Handling Officer 
[email address]
 
Baroness Valerie Howarth Chair 
Anthony Douglas CBE Chief Executive 
 
Cafcass, The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) 

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