Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)
Until recently, HMICA inspected CAFCASS across England and Wales under powers set out in the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000. However, on 1 April 2007 a new, single inspectorate came into being: ‘The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills’ – the new Ofsted. It will be responsible for regulating and inspecting a wider range of public services – from childcare and children’s social care to education in schools and colleges and adult and work-based learning.
The new Ofsted has taken on responsibilities from four existing Inspectorates: the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI); the work relating to children of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI); the work relating to the children and family courts of HM Inspectorate of Court Administration (HMICA); and the work of the current Ofsted.
You can go to http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/ or call 08456 404040 to find out more.
CAFCASS inspection reports are no longer posted to this site, but the archive of CAFCASS inspection reports produced by HMICA can be found here.