The Act established the respondent (Cafcass) with a duty to provide officers to take appointment as guardian’s in proceedings involving children. Complaint was made that they did not provide such officers immediately upon request.
Held: The point applied to all situations where the Service was called upon to provide an officer. The argument advanced that Cafcass was under a duty to provide an officer immediately upon notification from the court was not supported in the statute. Immediate appointments were not necessary or efficient. The general rule was that no particular time was implied from the statute. However here Cafcass had agreed that one should be made available as soon as possible given its financial resources.
Judges:
Charles J
Citations:
Times 24-Jan-2003, Gazette 20-Mar-2003
Statutes:
Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 12
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children, Family
Updated: 30 May 2022; Ref: scu.178775
