The forthcoming Green Paper is likely to herald profound changes in the organisation of the Family Court Welfare Service and in the day-to-day practice of Court Welfare Officers. In this article, Brian Cantwell takes an in-depth look at some of the best practice possibilities from the inevitable changes, and finds grounds for a degree of optimism about the future.
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Brian Cantwell is a former Senior Family Court Welfare Officer and is currently employed as a freelance Family Court Worker and Family Mediator.
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