udit trails. Key message 4: The data serves multiple purposes, some of which do not align Links to theme 1, theme 5, 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. Key message 5: Access to records should be simpler Links to Missing Chapters Access to records should be simpler, with more support for those accessing them and have less redaction. This would enable young people to access more of their record and reduce the burden on the LA due to redaction. 12 DfE Project 2A: User research into social worker inputted data to CMS Key message 6: There is an opportunity to collaborate with other research projects Links to theme 5 and Missing Chapters Collaboration and innovation – the findings of this research resonate with those from other projects such as MIRRA and Right to Your Own History (in Denmark). There is opportunity to collaborate with these projects, and others, to share and build on learning. Recommendations for the Department for Education and local authorities based on these key messages are outlined in Section 2. Conclusions The research began with the premise that the volume of data recorded by practitioners is generally burdensome. Although this burden was evident, the research suggests that by improving the usability and functionality of CMS and the form design, including a review of language and terminology used by LAs, it could be reduced. We