{"id":20437,"date":"2025-04-23T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodmanray.com\/?p=20437"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:40:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:40:27","slug":"cafcass-updates-domestic-abuse-practice-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodmanray.com\/pt\/news\/2025\/04\/cafcass-updates-domestic-abuse-practice-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cafcass actualiza pol\u00edtica de pr\u00e1ticas de abuso dom\u00e9stico"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actualiza\u00e7\u00f5es da pol\u00edtica pr\u00e1tica de abuso dom\u00e9stico<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Em janeiro de 2025, o <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafcass.gov.uk\/\">Servi\u00e7o de aconselhamento e apoio aos tribunais de menores e de fam\u00edlia (Cafcass)<\/a> publicou uma vers\u00e3o actualizada da sua pol\u00edtica de pr\u00e1ticas de abuso dom\u00e9stico para os conselheiros dos Tribunais de Fam\u00edlia e Tutores de Crian\u00e7as (Cafcass Practitioners) seguirem na prote\u00e7\u00e3o de crian\u00e7as e adultos v\u00edtimas de abuso dom\u00e9stico quando aconselham os Tribunais. Foi publicada uma vers\u00e3o anterior em outubro de 2024, que foi retirada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pol\u00edtica \u00e9 composta por 42 pontos que os profissionais devem considerar nas suas avalia\u00e7\u00f5es. Os pontos est\u00e3o agrupados nas seguintes sec\u00e7\u00f5es: pol\u00edtica de pr\u00e1tica de abuso dom\u00e9stico; prote\u00e7\u00e3o de crian\u00e7as; investiga\u00e7\u00e3o ou condena\u00e7\u00e3o de crimes de abuso dom\u00e9stico, incluindo crimes sexuais; dire\u00e7\u00e3o pr\u00e1tica 12J; conclus\u00f5es dos factos; e requisitos derivados da aprendizagem da pr\u00e1tica e das v\u00edtimas de abuso dom\u00e9stico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">O que \u00e9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafcass.gov.uk\/\">Cafcass<\/a>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O Cafcass, ou Servi\u00e7o Consultivo e de Apoio aos Tribunais de Fam\u00edlia e Menores, \u00e9 um organismo p\u00fablico criado por <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2000\/43\/section\/11#:~:text=11%20Establishment%20of%20the%20Service.&amp;text=(1)There%20shall%20be%20a,Act%20and%20any%20other%20enactment.\">Sec\u00e7\u00e3o 11 da Lei de 2000 relativa \u00e0 justi\u00e7a penal e aos servi\u00e7os judiciais<\/a> para representar os interesses das crian\u00e7as e dos jovens no tribunal de fam\u00edlia. O Cafcass aconselha de forma independente o tribunal de fam\u00edlia sobre o que \u00e9 seguro e no melhor interesse das crian\u00e7as, centrando-se nas suas necessidades, desejos e sentimentos. O Cafcass procura garantir que as vozes das crian\u00e7as e dos jovens sejam ouvidas em tribunal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c9 importante notar que as pol\u00edticas de Cafcass n\u00e3o constituem, por si s\u00f3, um conjunto de regras nos processos do Tribunal de Fam\u00edlia. Pelo contr\u00e1rio, as suas pol\u00edticas definem o que se espera como parte de uma pr\u00e1tica profissional eficaz para os pr\u00f3prios profissionais na prepara\u00e7\u00e3o de recomenda\u00e7\u00f5es para os processos de tribunal de fam\u00edlia. O aconselhamento do Cafcass nos processos de tribunal de fam\u00edlia deve ser equilibrado pelo tribunal com a informa\u00e7\u00e3o sobre o que \u00e9 conhecido e compreendido sobre a seguran\u00e7a, o bem-estar e os melhores interesses da crian\u00e7a ou crian\u00e7as envolvidas. O tribunal considerar\u00e1 cuidadosamente os conselhos dos profissionais ao tomar decis\u00f5es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Como \u00e9 que esta pol\u00edtica foi desenvolvida?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Esta pol\u00edtica surge, em parte, como uma resposta ao <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/646e0e577dd6e7000ca9b2f8\/harm-panel-delivery-update.pdf\">Painel de danos publicado em junho de 2020 pelo Minist\u00e9rio da Justi\u00e7a<\/a>. A Cafcass foi criticada pelo painel, que referiu estar preocupado com o facto de o sistema de justi\u00e7a familiar n\u00e3o proteger eficazmente as v\u00edtimas devido \u00e0 sua natureza contradit\u00f3ria. O painel tamb\u00e9m manifestou preocupa\u00e7\u00f5es quanto a uma cultura de \u2018contacto a todo o custo\u2019, mesmo quando uma crian\u00e7a afirma que n\u00e3o quer passar tempo com um dos pais. O painel tamb\u00e9m referiu que os profissionais do Cafcass n\u00e3o disp\u00f5em de recursos suficientes e n\u00e3o t\u00eam forma\u00e7\u00e3o adequada, e que as recomenda\u00e7\u00f5es dos conselheiros e tutores ao tribunal de fam\u00edlia n\u00e3o se baseiam nos conselhos de outros profissionais que trabalham com as fam\u00edlias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Em resposta ao relat\u00f3rio do Minist\u00e9rio da Justi\u00e7a, o Cafcass desenvolveu um Programa de Melhoria das Pr\u00e1ticas de Abuso Dom\u00e9stico. Um dos elementos deste programa foi o novo requisito de que os profissionais realizassem um programa obrigat\u00f3rio de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento, que inclu\u00eda orienta\u00e7\u00f5es desenvolvidas com servi\u00e7os especializados em viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica e fam\u00edlias com experi\u00eancia vivida de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica. Para al\u00e9m do programa de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento, a Cafcass introduziu a pol\u00edtica de pr\u00e1ticas de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica, que foi informada por auditorias, feedback das fam\u00edlias, queixas e julgamentos jur\u00eddicos cr\u00edticos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qual \u00e9 o objetivo da pol\u00edtica?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O objetivo desta pol\u00edtica actualizada \u00e9...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Estabelecer as ac\u00e7\u00f5es que os profissionais e gestores da Cafcass devem realizar quando trabalham com crian\u00e7as e adultos que sofreram ou podem ter sofrido viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica ... A prote\u00e7\u00e3o das crian\u00e7as contra danos ou outros danos \u00e9 o objetivo central e fundamental desta pol\u00edtica.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Estas actualiza\u00e7\u00f5es s\u00e3o importantes para as crian\u00e7as, uma vez que as crian\u00e7as v\u00edtimas de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica - especialmente os beb\u00e9s, as crian\u00e7as pequenas e as crian\u00e7as com necessidades adicionais - correm um maior risco de sofrer danos, uma vez que n\u00e3o conseguem utilizar palavras para descrever as suas experi\u00eancias. Como tal, os profissionais devem ser claros quanto ao dano ou risco de dano e ouvir os seus principais cuidadores. Acrescentar a PD12J, o que significa que as crian\u00e7as s\u00e3o v\u00edtimas se isso acontecer em casa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodmanray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/should-victims-be-cross-examined-feature-image-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Should Victims Be Cross Examined Feature Image\" class=\"wp-image-20077\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodmanray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/should-victims-be-cross-examined-feature-image-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodmanray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/should-victims-be-cross-examined-feature-image-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.goodmanray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/should-victims-be-cross-examined-feature-image-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.goodmanray.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/should-victims-be-cross-examined-feature-image.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compreender a \u201cLente do Trauma\u201d no Direito da Fam\u00edlia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Os casos de direito da fam\u00edlia podem ser complexos e emocionalmente carregados, envolvendo frequentemente situa\u00e7\u00f5es profundamente pessoais e angustiantes. Para os solicitadores que trabalham nesta \u00e1rea, a compreens\u00e3o dos impactos psicol\u00f3gicos nos clientes - especialmente traumas - \u00e9 crucial para navegar nos meandros dos lit\u00edgios de direito da fam\u00edlia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neste artigo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmanray.com\/pt\/our-people\/senior-associates\/katrin-white\/\">Katrin White<\/a> explica como a ado\u00e7\u00e3o de uma lente traum\u00e1tica na pr\u00e1tica do direito da fam\u00edlia \u00e9 uma ferramenta poderosa para os solicitadores que navegam nos tribunais de fam\u00edlia do Reino Unido<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmanray.com\/pt\/news\/2025\/01\/understanding-the-trauma-lens-in-family-law\/\">SABER MAIS...<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quais s\u00e3o os pontos de destaque desta pol\u00edtica?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A pol\u00edtica cont\u00e9m 42 pontos, mas as principais conclus\u00f5es ou pontos de destaque s\u00e3o os seguintes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Os profissionais devem indicar claramente nas suas avalia\u00e7\u00f5es quando existem provas de que uma crian\u00e7a \u00e9 ou \u00e9 suscet\u00edvel de ser v\u00edtima de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A pol\u00edtica salienta que, em conformidade com a Lei sobre o Abuso Dom\u00e9stico de 2021, \u201c<em>uma crian\u00e7a \u00e9 reconhecida como v\u00edtima de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica se vir, ouvir ou sentir os efeitos da viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica e se estiver relacionada com um adulto com responsabilidade parental, ou se estiver ao cuidado dele, que seja a pessoa que est\u00e1 a ser v\u00edtima de viol\u00eancia ou a pessoa que a pratica\u201d.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nos seus relat\u00f3rios ao tribunal, os profissionais devem apresentar uma fundamenta\u00e7\u00e3o clara, inequ\u00edvoca, fundamentada em provas e convincente, para recomendarem acordos de \u2018tempo com\u2019 ou \u2018viver com\u2019 um progenitor, quando a crian\u00e7a ou um ou ambos os progenitores tiverem partilhado com o profissional os maus tratos e danos dom\u00e9sticos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quando um dos progenitores tem uma condena\u00e7\u00e3o ou foi condenado por um crime relacionado com abuso dom\u00e9stico, viol\u00eancia ou crime sexual, os profissionais devem considerar que os pais apresentam um risco de danos significativos para a crian\u00e7a, para as crian\u00e7as associadas e para os principais cuidadores. Especificamente, o \u201cponto de partida\u201d deve ser que as crian\u00e7as n\u00e3o passem tempo com um progenitor que esteja a ser investigado pela pol\u00edcia por um crime sexual, que tenha sido condenado por tal crime ou que tenha cumprido uma pena de pris\u00e3o por crimes violentos ou sexuais.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As mesmas considera\u00e7\u00f5es tamb\u00e9m devem ser feitas quando as verifica\u00e7\u00f5es de salvaguarda da Cafcass determinam que existe uma investiga\u00e7\u00e3o policial em curso (incluindo investiga\u00e7\u00f5es repetidas que n\u00e3o resultaram em mais nenhuma a\u00e7\u00e3o) relativamente a viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica (incluindo controlo coercivo), viol\u00eancia ou crimes sexuais.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No caso de processos de longa dura\u00e7\u00e3o, a Cafcass deve ter em considera\u00e7\u00e3o o historial e os padr\u00f5es de comportamento anteriores, as den\u00fancias de maus tratos dom\u00e9sticos ou de abusos dom\u00e9sticos conhecidos, as verifica\u00e7\u00f5es de salvaguarda, as conclus\u00f5es anteriores sobre os factos e os antecedentes criminais.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ao avaliar adultos que foram considerados v\u00edtimas de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica, os profissionais devem ter em conta, na sua avalia\u00e7\u00e3o, os danos causados ao longo da vida pelas v\u00edtimas de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica, tanto crian\u00e7as como adultos, antes de poderem considerar a possibilidade de passar algum tempo em casa, e precisar\u00e3o de provas claras de que o agressor:<ul><li>Reconhece o mal que o seu comportamento causou \u00e0s suas v\u00edtimas.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Assumiu a responsabilidade pelos danos que causou.<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tomou medidas para manter a mudan\u00e7a de atitude e p\u00f4r termo ao seu comportamento nocivo, o que foi demonstrado ao longo do tempo, e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estas mudan\u00e7as resultaram numa avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de que o risco de perpetrarem esse comportamento foi eliminado ao ponto de permitir uma recomenda\u00e7\u00e3o de que o tempo em fam\u00edlia \u00e9 agora no melhor interesse da crian\u00e7a. A presun\u00e7\u00e3o de envolvimento dos pais na vida de uma crian\u00e7a n\u00e3o \u00e9 absoluta. A presun\u00e7\u00e3o desaparece quando o progenitor causou danos, quando existe um risco de danos ou um risco de danos adicionais.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Os profissionais devem evitar minimizar a experi\u00eancia dos adultos que vivem com o impacto da viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica, utilizando uma linguagem como \u2018afirma ou alega\u2019 nos seus registos e relat\u00f3rios para o tribunal. Em vez disso, os relat\u00f3rios devem utilizar a linguagem \u2018ela\/ele disse...\u2019 ou \u2018ela\/ele disse-me\u2019, e devem ser claros quanto ao facto de terem sido ditos pelas partes nas suas pr\u00f3prias palavras.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ao avaliar as raz\u00f5es pelas quais uma crian\u00e7a n\u00e3o quer ver um progenitor ap\u00f3s a separa\u00e7\u00e3o, especialmente quando um progenitor diz que est\u00e1 a ter comportamentos alienantes, os profissionais devem primeiro considerar se a causa desta recusa se deve ao facto de a crian\u00e7a ser v\u00edtima de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica e de uma parentalidade prejudicial ou se existem outras raz\u00f5es para a crian\u00e7a n\u00e3o querer passar tempo com esse progenitor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Se o progenitor residente e a crian\u00e7a estiverem atualmente a viver num ref\u00fagio ou noutro alojamento confidencial e protetor devido a uma den\u00fancia de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica por parte do outro progenitor, os profissionais devem definir claramente os danos e o risco de danos que existem para o tribunal ao ordenar qualquer forma de organiza\u00e7\u00e3o do tempo de perman\u00eancia que possa comprometer a confidencialidade do local e, por conseguinte, a seguran\u00e7a do progenitor e da crian\u00e7a. Se o progenitor e a crian\u00e7a estiverem a viver no ref\u00fagio para sua pr\u00f3pria seguran\u00e7a, ent\u00e3o existe um risco de danos e se o \u201ctempo com\u201d o outro progenitor residente n\u00e3o tiver sido suspenso, o profissional deve recomendar a suspens\u00e3o dos acordos de \u201ctempo com\u201d enquanto \u00e9 efectuada uma avalia\u00e7\u00e3o completa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">O que \u00e9 que isto significa para os processos de regula\u00e7\u00e3o de filhos?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Embora a pol\u00edtica n\u00e3o proporcione uma abordagem completamente nova por parte dos profissionais do Cafcass, h\u00e1 uma mudan\u00e7a subtil na abordagem e gest\u00e3o das den\u00fancias de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica e no impacto sobre as disposi\u00e7\u00f5es relativas \u00e0s crian\u00e7as. \u00c9 importante notar que o Tribunal examinar\u00e1 cuidadosamente as recomenda\u00e7\u00f5es do Cafcass quando tomar decis\u00f5es sobre crian\u00e7as. Todas as recomenda\u00e7\u00f5es podem ter um impacto significativo no resultado do processo. Embora, em \u00faltima an\u00e1lise, seja o Tribunal a determinar os factos controversos. Se tiver sido v\u00edtima de viol\u00eancia dom\u00e9stica, \u00e9 fundamental que comunique o facto aos profissionais do Cafcass, que devem seguir a nova Pol\u00edtica de Pr\u00e1tica de Viol\u00eancia Dom\u00e9stica e, se tiver d\u00favidas sobre se \u00e9 esse o caso, deve considerar a possibilidade de obter aconselhamento jur\u00eddico o mais rapidamente poss\u00edvel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns rounded-xl has-dark-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xxl-font-size wp-elements-192baecb4ff91bfc382a4f210a03b250\"><strong>Contacte-nos hoje<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e4d075fd4cbd7f18d3a006665c6a16ed\">Se tiver alguma 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