Dear Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service,

1. Please could you provide information to demonstrate if CAFCASS and CAFCASS FCA’s hold a duty of care to

a. The adult service users they engage with
b. Vulnerable adult service users

2. I am aware that CAFCASS represent children in the family courts and do not require information in this request in respect of their duty of care to children. It appears CAFCASS seem to be implying that by focusing solely on the child they hold no duty of care to adult service users therefore who holds a duty of care to adult & vulnerable adult service users ?

a. CAFCASS
b. The family court
c. Both CAFCASS and the family court
or neither

Yours faithfully,

[Name Removed]

Dear Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service's handling of my FOI request 'CAFCASS:Duty of Care in respect of vulnerable adults'.

Your response is not clear do CAFCASS hold a duty of care towards adult and vulnerable adults their FCA’s engage with : yes or no ?

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

[Name Removed]

Dear Governance,

If it helps you to answer the question clearly the purpose of CAFCASS under the act CJCSA is in four parts the fourth being: “provide information, support and advice to such children and their families “ therefore is it correct their is an automatic duty of care with any adults CAFCASS engage with ?

NB gathering witness statements seems to ‘change’ the remit of CAFCASS as this process in in stark opposition to CAFCASS purpose : to provide information, support and advice to children and families: it is divisive and in no way ‘supportive’ but harmful and reckless. The purpose of CAFCASS as outlined in its accountability to Parliament has dramatically changed therefore please provide any new agreement signed between CAFCASS, MOJ and Secretary of State as to the new ‘current purpose of CAFCASS’

Yours sincerely,

[Name Removed]

Dear Governance,

1.In response to my question 2c you have responded to say CAFCASS does not hold information in respect of their duty of care to vulnerable adults. HMCTS say that CAFCASS are independent of the court therefore why does CAFCASS not hold information on their duties towards vulnerable service users ?

2. CAFCASS remit is to support children and families therefore do CAFCASS have or not have a duty of care to adult family members they undertake work with ?

Yours sincerely,

[Name Removed]