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Conflict of Interests?
Mr G Denham made this Freedom of Information request to Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service
The request was successful.
From: Mr G Denham
22 December 2010
Dear Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service,
Please can you confirm whether it is a Conflict of Interests for a
Guardian ad Litem to be friends on a personal level with the
Solictor/Legal Counsel representing the Local Authority (ie.
hugging/embracing, sharing lunch etc.).
Guardian ad Litems are supposedly independent and cannot/should not
be influenced, how can this be maintained when they are friends
with the Local Authority Counsel?
Yours faithfully,
Mr G Denham
From: Web Enquiries (CAFCASS) - Cafcass
Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service
22 December 2010
Thank you for your email.
Please note: Emails received over Christmas and New Year will not be
monitored and will not be read until 4th January 2011 and will then be
responded to.
If you are concerned about the safety of a child/ren then please contact
the police immediately by calling 999 or alert Children’s Services.
Contact details for the local authorities can be found by clicking here
[insert link: [1]http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters....
If you have a legal query then you may wish to consider seeking specialist
advice. Unfortunately Cafcass is unable to advise members of the public on
legal issues and an advice centre such as the Citizen's Advice Bureau
[insert link
[2]http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your... may
be able to help. Community Legal Advice [insert link
[3]http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/i... offers free legal
advice. You may also wish to consider instructing a solicitor, who will be
able to advise you on what steps you could now take.
We have several leaflets about arranging positive contact between children
and their families which can be ordered free of charge from TSO bookstore
[insert link:
[4]http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?F... or
downloaded from the Cafcass website [insert link
[5]http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/publications.a.... Our publications include:
The Parenting Plans, Putting your children first - A guide for separating
parents and the My family’s changing leaflets (for older and younger
children) - both have information that may be useful to you and these also
explain how to agree safe and positive contact for children.
Click here [insert link
[6]http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/system_page/li... to access a list of
useful organisations who may be able to provide you with further support,
as well as Cafcass equivalents in other countries and support groups for
parents, children and young people and grandparents.
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Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or
recorded for legal purposes.
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1. http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters...
2. http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your...
3. http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/i...
4. http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp?F...
5. http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/publications.a...
6. http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/system_page/li...
From: Jassal, Jasvinder - Cafcass
Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service
22 December 2010
Dear Mr Denham
Please find attached an acknowledgement to your recent request.
Regards Miss Jassal
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From: Jassal, Jasvinder - Cafcass
Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service
19 January 2011
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Dear Mr Denham
Please find attached a response to your recent request.
Regards
Miss Jasvinder Jassal
Information Assurance & Data Handling Officer
Cafcass
6th Floor
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
DX Address: DX 157050 Westminster 3
Email: [email address]
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