Shared Services Directorate

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E-mail: Info.Access@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk Website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

F. Mason Date: 08 October 2009

[FOI #19415 email]

Ref: 12960

Dear Sir / Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail dated 05 October 2009 in which you request information regarding the funding of the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (CAFCASS).

I have established that this information is not held by the Home Office; CAFCASS is the responsibility of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) who can be contacted at: -

Address: DCSF

Sanctuary Buildings

Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

Email: [email address]

If you are dissatisfied with this response you may request an independent internal review of our handling of your request by submitting your complaint to:

Information Access Team
Information Management Service
Home Office
4th Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

During the independent review the department's handling of your information request will be reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you with this response. Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner as established by section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Yours sincerely

Peter Zebedee

Customer Liaison Team

Information Management Service