d at the beginning the update with the actions from the last visit so that you can see that you are absolutely keeping on top of those actions. Or if there’s any reasons why they’ve slipped or when they might be done at the wrong timescale, or if there’s something that keeps coming up as an action to do each time, you can kind of track what’s going on for that young person. I find that’s really helpful.” (Practitioner) 35 DfE Project 2A: User research into social worker inputted data to CMS For statutory reporting purposes The Children Act (1989) provides the legislation regarding the information and data that needs to be collected and when. Practitioners often go to court where they are asked to provide information not just about the child, but also about the family history. It was also recognised that statutory data is collected to report back to central government, including data such as health data and education data. For decision-making and planning Data is collected to support the process of making decisions about individual children/young people and to monitor the decisions made. Decisions can be assessed against the goals and outcomes for the child/young person and changes made if necessary. Practitioners and data consumers agreed that the forms are helpful tools to be able to set and evaluate goals and objectives, as a tool for measurement and to be able to: “Provide good social work by supporting children and young people in focusing, achieving their best potentials, and having positive life experiences.” (Practitioner) Evaluation and monitoring of workload Data and information contained in the records help managers to assess if children are seen within statutory timescales, monitor how practitioners manage their workload and determine if help is needed. They 