The Messages for Munro report, which fed into the Munro review of the child protection system published last month, sets out the views of 179 looked-after children and young people and care leavers.
It found that only 50 per cent of looked-after children felt their social worker or caseworker took notice of their wishes and feelings.
This is despite the fact that children in care have a legal right to have their views taken into account when major decisions are made about their lives.
Under government regulations, social workers are expected to visit children alone as often as possible. However, only 42 per cent of looked-after children said their social workers see them on their own regularly and 15 per cent said they never talked to their workers on their own.
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