Select committee inquiry

Operation of the Family Courts

Closed

Justice Committee · Opened 20 July 2010 · Closed 1 April 2012

Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

What the inquiry looked at

“The effect of CAFCASS’s operations on court proceedings, and the impact on the courts of the sponsorship of CAFCASS by the Department of Education; The impact on court proceedings and access to justice of recent and proposed changes to legal aid; The role, operation and resourcing of mediation and other methods in resolving matters before they reach court; Confidentiality and openness in family courts, including the impact of the recent changes in the Children, Schools and Families Act 2010.”

The committee's words, from the inquiry page on parliament.uk ↗.