ts children and young people to explore with practitioners the concerns about their safety and wellbeing, including being supported to share their experiences, and their views on the support that would make a difference in their lives. • Every area supports children and young people to share their wishes and feelings freely and independently from the views of parents, carers, or other adults in their lives. • Every area incorporates the views of children and young people, families and family networks into assessments, plans and decision making. • Every area seeks the views of parents and carers to understand the kind of protection they believe the children and young people in their family need. Family networks are listened to so as to understand their perspective on the care being provided by parents and carers, the challenges to providing an appropriate standard of care and the protection that children in their family need. • Every area considers the views of children, young people and families, and family networks, before a case is taken to court and throughout court proceedings. • Every area provides regular information to children, young people and their families on the decisions being made about their lives, so they are clear what is happening, how decisions are made, and why. 43 How senior leaders should achieve this outcome in practice • Leaders know how well children and young people are protected from abuse, neglect, and exploitation in and outside of their homes. Leaders are engaged with practice supervisors and practitioners so that they have their ‘fingers on the pulse’ of practice quality. • Leaders support practice supervisors and practitioners by creating a culture that is both determined to protect children and young people, and which recognises the chal