esearch discussions at It’s My Life are a crucial component in evaluating co-parenting responsibilities. The Missing Chapters project team facilitated interviews with 83 children and young people and supported over 100 children and young people to cast their votes at the voting station. 6. Research findings 6.1 Understanding why social workers record The majority of children in care and care leavers say they do not know what information social workers or personal advisers write about them. When asked to consider why social workers write about them, children and young people broadly identified three categories: (i) Business and practice needs, such as legal reports, building evidence, keeping track of progress, for planning, accountability, for accuracy, to have transparency and to be able to share information with others “To keep an accurate track of everything, so if anything goes wrong they have the evidence they did everything they were supposed to” (care leaver) 75 (ii) To understand the child; to know the child, to understand their past and their story, why they are in care, their triggers, trauma, family and friends, interests, mental health and well- being (iii) For safeguarding purposes; to help keep the child safe and to affect change “She needs to know enough to make good decisions” (child in care) “So they can pass on the information that people should know to keep me safe” (child in care) Few children and young people feel that social workers write and record for them. When asked what they think social workers should be recording about them, children and young people commonly describe building an understanding and picture of who the child is and how best to work with them. “To check on my well-being and what I’m up to” (child in care) 6.2 Seeing what social 