Children, Schools and Families written question – answered at on 6 May 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the effect on child protection of proposed reductions in funding for legally-aided family cases.
holding answer
The Government are fully committed to safeguarding vulnerable children and I am clear that it is important we secure the right level of support for these children within the family justice system. Officials from the Department, the Legal Services Commission (LSC), the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) have already had discussions about how to achieve this. Further discussions are planned in the light of the consultation responses, following the MOJ/LSC consultation on Family Legal Aid Funding 2010.
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barbara richards
Posted on 7 May 2009 10:24 am (Report this annotation)
"The Government are fully committed to safeguarding vulnerable children "
Oh really? In that case, why did New Labour allow an American paedophile to influence the secret family courts? And why did the Ministry of Justice try to whitewash over this for at least three years?