 of why certain information is being collected or why there is duplication. However, both practitioners and data consumers advocate that regardless of how the data is collected, the way the child/young person’s views and perspectives are recorded is paramount Practitioners Practitioners acknowledged that some of the data they collect during their work with children, young people, and families, may not appear relevant at the time but it can be useful to somebody else in the wider LA: “There’s probably someone somewhere who’s monitoring this, maybe QA [quality assurance] or like senior managers who want that information because it’s harder to pull it from a text box than from a tick box.” (Practitioner) Practitioners spoke about who the collected data is useful for in the wider LA and who it is used by: “So it would be for the young person, the family members, carer, potentially new to the network who have been a part of that meeting, but that's something that's discussed in the meeting, so I don't know whether it's information for people who weren't there or people who are picking it up later on down the line.” (Practitioner) As discussed in theme one, in the Journey through Care section, practitioners identified the data as useful when taking on a new case or reminding themselves of the details of a case, for practitioners with different roles and responsibilities within their team, for children and families to understand and to ensure the relevant support is put in place for them. Data consumers Data consumers reiterated the importance of collected data to support the monitoring of the quality of the service offered to children, young people, and families. This type of measurement includes both qualitative and quantitative data collected through an array of data items 