In his latest report into children’s views of the family justice system, Roger Morgan invited children to two consultation days in Leicester. During the first day 44 children took part in voting sessions while on the second 25 children were involved in six discussion groups.
Three of the discussion groups said it is important that a child or young person should be able to speak for themselves in court if they want and should be supported to do so through resources such as video links.
Another group said they had experienced adults misinterpreting their views, not listening properly and putting words in their mouths.
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