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Written question asked by Alex Norris (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 October 2022 (named day). It was answered by Gareth Johnson (Conservative) on Monday, 24 October 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


CAFCASS

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of funding for and (b) effectiveness in the disbursement of that funding for contact centres as a result of the withdrawal of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Services from the disbursement process.

Answer

The Government recognises the important services provided by child contact centres.

Until April this year, the Ministry of Justice provided small value grants, via Cafcass, to support the running of child contact centres. The Ministry of Justice is in the final stages of agreeing the funding arrangements for this year’s grants and information will be made publicly available once this process is complete.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
65979
Session
2022-23
Subjects
CAFCASS
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk