Section 7 report help

[Everybodydancenow9]

Court have ordered a section 7 report be done as DD (11) refuses to see her Dad. She says she is scared of him. She has seen him punch the floor and throw a phone, he has given her the silent treatment and forced her to sleep at his house even when she was hysterically crying at the door.
She hasn't stayed overnight with him for 15 months and hasn't seen him on his own for 13 months.
She absolutely refuses to and nothing I do/suggest has changed her opinion.

In court this week he has accused me of being a blocker and using her as emotional support.

Anyone have any experience of a section 7? What's going to happen when she goes to cafcass and is adamant she doesn't want to see him.

I also have a DS who does see his dad 50/50.

The Cafcass officer will speak to her in private and will speak to you too, separately.

They will look at the 'welfare checklist' to inform their recommendations. Those are

(a)the ascertainable wishes and feelings of the child concerned (considered in the light of his age and understanding);
(b)his physical, emotional and educational needs;
(c)the likely effect on him of any change in his circumstances;
(d)his age, sex, background and any characteristics of his which the court considers relevant;
(e)any harm which he has suffered or is at risk of suffering;
(f)how capable each of his parents, and any other person in relation to whom the court considers the question to be relevant, is of meeting his needs;

At 11, her wishes and feelings will be taken seriously. If she has personally experienced or witnessed aggressive or manipulative behaviour from him then it is unlikely they would recommend reinstating contact.

They have a guide on children who resist spending time with a parent in order to assess whether this is justifiable resistance (eg has witnessed abuse), or whether there has been alienating behaviour from the other parent.

They will want to know what you did to support her going - are you a parent who has tried to facilitate the relationship between her and her father, or are you a parent who gave up at the first hint of difficulty and reassured her she didn't need to go because he's a 24 carat bastard anyway (two extremes but you get the gist). The fact that you have a DS who does see his dad should support what you say.

Great advice above.
Screenshots of messages that show what you did to support contact, or raising concerns with dad, etc, would be worth sharing as evidence.