Children and Adoption Bill [HL]

Lest the Minister and the Committee run away with the idea that CAFCASS can do all this extra work with no extra resources, let me make it clear that CAFCASS officers are extremely skilled and experienced. Many of them are already writing reports that would be most appropriate in these cases. CAFCASS is committed to the principles in the Bill and to providing a better service, principally to children but also to their families. Our ability to deliver what the Bill requires with existing resources, however, is dependent on changes in behaviour and practice by others, the court system and local authorities, which we are working with very closely.