iate level of check and challenge is applied when considering local requests to add additional data and information fields to forms  Provide monthly opportunities for practitioners within the LAs to provide feedback, share knowledge, experiences, concerns, and ask questions about the CMS (a free space where they can ask questions and do not feel judged). These opportunities could be extended to all agencies and practitioners working with the child. They could be in person, or facilitated by organising a space online where practitioners could share knowledge and examples of good practice, and ask questions Key message 4: The data serves multiple purposes, some of which do not align Links to theme 1, theme 5, and Missing Chapters Records are for the child/young person and the adult they will become and as such should be written for them. Children and young people would like to be able to access and contribute to their records. However, the research also recognises that there are multiple consumers of a child’s record who all use it for different purposes. Often these purposes do not align, which makes it challenging to design forms that fulfil the needs of all consumers. Recommendations for DfE: • Children in care and care leavers should have access to case management systems and be able to directly add to their records; no providers in the UK offer this. Encourage CMS providers to add functionalities to their products for children and young people to be able to add their own voice and/or viewpoints to the records • Sponsor a pilot with a large reputable tech company to work with a large LA (or LAs) to develop software that gives young people appropriate access to their files and the ability to add to them • Alongside the pilot, work with LAs to develop guidance for prac