ivanataylor [mailto:request-18608-
[email address]]
Cafcass
6th Floor Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
Your ref:CAF262
London
SW1P 3BT
Our ref: JJ/CAF262
Date: 8th October 2009
Tel: 0844 353 3317
Fax 0844 353 3398
Dear Ms Taylor
Re: Freedom of Information Request
Thank you for your recent request, which was received by Cafcass on 28th September 2009
and passed onto myself, requesting the following:
1
Is CAFCASS funded by Coram Adoption Agency?
2
If the answer, to the above question is yes. Does this not amount to a serious and
dangerous conflict of interests in 'Best Interests of children"??
3
How long have CAFCASS been taking funding from a Private Adoption Agency
and for what purpose??
4
Whos interests are being served. Innocent falsely accused parents who lose their
children to forced adoptions, in secret family courts, or Coram who then go on to
sell these children, to the highest bidder??
The Department for Children Schools and Families sets Cafcass’ budget. More information of
how the budget is spent can be found in the Cafcass Annual Report & Accounts on the
Cafcass website:
http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/publications/reports_and_strategies.aspx
Cafcass does not ‘fund’ Coram or vice versa. The last contract Cafcass had with Coram was
for supervised/supported contact they delivered on behalf of Cafcass in 07/08.
Question 4 is not a valid request for information.
If you are unhappy with the decisions made in relation to your request, you may ask for an
internal review to be undertaken. If you are dissatisfied with the way the internal review is
handled or with the final decision made at that review about the information released, you are
free to contact the Information Commissioner’s office (www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk)
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)
Post
Fax
Information Commissioner's Office
01625 524 510
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF
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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