Repercussions for service user & FCA presenting mistruths/ misstatements to the Judge/court : i.e : Perverting the course of Justice ?

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Dear Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service,

1.What is the duty of the FCA within Cafcass policies & Procedures & the Law & the 2010 Equality Act and The children’s act when the FCA has been presented with evidence of mistruths/ misstatements of the other party i.e: perverted the course of Justice ?

2a. What is the duty of a Cafcass manager within Cafcass policies & procedures & the law & the Equality Act and The children’s act when presented with evidence that an FCA has written a report based on lies/mistruths/ misstatements of one of the service users: i.e: Perverted the course of Justice

2b. What is the policy & procedure & The law where the Judge/Court where the FCA has presented mistruthful statements/reports based upon lies, where, the FCA has had sight of evidence of lies of other party yet not reported it to the Court ? i.e: Perverted the course of Justice ?

3a. Where the FCA presents mistruths to the judge what are the repercussions for dishonesty both in law and within Cafcass policy & procedures ?

3b. Is an FCA “exempt” from perverting the course of Justice with no repercussions for dishonesty ?

3c. Please provide Cafcass policy & procedure & the law clearly stating what action is taken if the FCA is perverting the course of Justice ?

4. Who can decide if the FCA has perverted the course of Justice ?

Yours faithfully,

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Governance, Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service

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From: Victoria Soeder <[FOI #539688 email]>
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To: Governance <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Repercussions for service user &
FCA presenting mistruths/ misstatements to the Judge/court : i.e :
Perverting the course of Justice ?

 

Dear Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service,

 

1.What is the duty of the FCA within Cafcass policies & Procedures & the
Law & the 2010 Equality Act and The children’s act when the FCA has been
presented with evidence of mistruths/ misstatements of the other party
i.e: perverted the course of Justice ?

 

2a. What is the duty of a Cafcass manager within Cafcass policies &
procedures & the law & the Equality Act and The children’s act when
presented with evidence that an FCA has written a report based on
lies/mistruths/ misstatements of one of the service users: i.e: Perverted
the course of Justice

 

2b. What is the policy & procedure & The law where the Judge/Court where
the FCA has presented mistruthful statements/reports based upon lies,
where, the FCA has had sight of evidence of lies of other party yet not
reported it to the Court ? i.e: Perverted the course of Justice ?

 

3a. Where the FCA presents mistruths to the judge what are the
repercussions for dishonesty both in law and within Cafcass policy &
procedures ?

 

3b. Is an FCA “exempt” from perverting the course of Justice with no
repercussions for dishonesty ?

 

3c. Please provide Cafcass policy & procedure & the law clearly stating
what action is taken if the FCA is perverting the course of Justice ?

 

4. Who can decide if the FCA has perverted the course of Justice ?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Victoria Soeder

 

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Dear Ms Soeder,

 

Thank you for your email. Please find attached our response to your
Freedom of Information request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Governance Team | Cafcass

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