Court Work
"We found Dr Garrett's in depth report and addendum to be comprehensive and helpful in our decision making and accept its contents and recommendation" (Shrewsbury magistrates, 2012)
"We found Dr Garrett a most impressive witness and accepted her evidence without reservation" (Oxford magistrates, November, 2012)
"It really was an excellent report" (Solicitor, April, 2013)
Dr Garrett's oral evidence has been described as "most compelling" (District Judge Gillespie, Coventry County Court, September 2013) and "persuasive" (His Honour Judge Lopez, Wolverhampton Family Court, January 2022). On 09.06.2022 Recorder Redmond (Coventry Family Court) described Dr Garrett as "a highly impressive witness".
"Dr Garrett's report was a thorough and objective one" (Mr Justice Williams, High Court of Justice, Family Division, December 2019)
Pre-proceedings work
Social workers offering feedback state that reports are "very useful" in developing new ideas for working with clients, are value for money, are completed in a "suitable" timescale, and provide helpful recommendations for professional intervention. All respondents agree that the information included in the reports is important and necessary, that the referral questions are being answered, and that no information is missing. Social workers feel that the reports are easy to read; without unnecessary jargon: "even with the use of psychological terms/structures/research, the report was informative and there was information in areas of summary which provided further clarity".