More than a quarter of foster children said they were not asked about their care plan, despite regulations stating that, subject to age and understanding, they should be involved when plans are drawn up and reviewed.
And more than a quarter didn't know what their care plan said, according to research by Dr Roger Morgan, children's rights director at the commission.
"Local authorities might argue that children were consulted and have forgotten but I still think it's worrying that this is the answer," said Morgan.
Two-thirds of foster children also said they had no choice in the decision of which foster home they were placed in. And a third of foster children said they were not told enough about their current fostering family before they moved there.
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