F Mason [mailto:request-19397-
[email address]]
Cafcass
6th Floor Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
Your ref:CAF267
London
SW1P 3BT
Our ref: JJ/CAF267
Date: 16th October 2009
Tel: 0844 353 3317
Fax 0844 353 3398
Dear F Mason
Re: Freedom of Information Request
Thank you for your recent request, which was received by Cafcass on 5th October 2009
requesting the following which was taken from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB7ABAZ0QT0
Please watch the above and answer all the outstanding questions contained within, this is
required under the FOI Act.
1
Several statistical statements. Where does this money come from?
2
Who Pays Cafcass?
3
Where does the rest of the Money come from?
4
Who controls the Money?
5
Who do Cafcass answer to?
6
Who accounts for the actions of Cafcass?
7
Who legislates for Cafcass?
8
Who represents Cafcass’ interests in Parliament?
9
Who do we complain to when Cafcass goes bad?
10
To whom do we turn to when Cafcass gets wrong so often? Local Government?
Central Government? Corporate interests? Civil liberties groups? Or each
other?
The information you have requested can be found in the Cafcass annual report on the
Cafcass website.
http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/publications/reports_and_strategies.aspx
Responsibility for Cafcass lies with the Department for Children, Schools and Families
(DCSF).
If you have a compliant about Cafcass you may be interested in viewing the Cafcass
complaints procedure:
http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/publications/leaflets_for_adults.aspx
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
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)
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)
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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