CiN/CP plans appear to report a better understanding of the information social workers write about them compared to children in care. Children and young people say that the reasons why social workers record information includes: • Keeping them safe - which is a similar narrative to children in care and care leavers • To create a record which is not forgotten or lost - children in care and care leavers rarely raise this as a reason • To build an understanding of the child or young person - the same narrative as children in care and care leavers Children and young people feel that social workers should be capturing a good understanding of the child or young person in order to help keep them safe. Children and young people commonly say they don’t see the things that social workers write about them, although they see them writing, and of those who say they do see what is written they often describe inaccuracies. Most children and young people feel it’s important to see what is written by social workers because its ‘about me’ and ‘it’s my life’, whilst some do not feel it’s important. Children and young people overwhelmingly think it’s important or very important for written information to be kept safe and confidential and there is a common narrative that they ‘do not want everyone knowing all about me’. Children and young people want social workers to tell them when information will be shared (particularly with schools) and to explain what will be shared and what won’t. 80 6.10 Views of professionals Professionals feel that the challenges for care leavers accessing their files includes: • There being too much jargon • A lack of emotional and mental health support • The files being overwhelming with too much information and too little structure • Finding out information they