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Written question asked by Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain) on Thursday, 11 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 June 2026. It was answered by Catherine Atkinson (Labour) on Friday, 19 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


CAFCASS: Compensation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful compensation claims have been made against the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in each of the last five years; and what the total value of damages awarded was.

Answer

There have been no successful compensation claims made against the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) as a result of legal action in each of the last five years.

Any compensation payments made by Cafcass outside of legal claims (for example, data breach settlements) can be found in Cafcass’ Annual Report and Accounts.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9311
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Compensation CAFCASS
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk