Private Law Consultation: "How It Looks To Me" was based on the views of 136 young people whose parents were going through divorce or separation proceedings.
According to the survey only 22 (18 per cent) of respondents felt confident that Cafcass workers had informed the court of their views. Almost half of the young people asked were less than satisfied that their wishes and feelings had been made known to the court.
An additional 50 respondents said they would have liked the opportunity to tell the judge themselves what had happened. But many young people also took issue with confidentiality, complaining that they were not made aware that information would be shared with parents or the court, which led them to distrust the Cafcass worker.
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