Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

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Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

Abbreviation	Cafcass
Formation	1 April 2001
Type	Non-departmental public body
Purpose	Reporting to Courts on the Safeguarding and welfare of children involved in Public and Private law Family proceedings
Region served	England
Chief Executive	Jacky Tiotto
Parent organization	Ministry of Justice
Website	cafcass.gov.uk

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) is a non-departmental public body in England^[1] set up to promote the welfare of children and families involved in family court. It was formed in April 2001 under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 and is accountable to Parliament through the Ministry of Justice. Cafcass is independent of the courts, social services, education, health authorities and all similar agencies.^[1]