A/HRC/27/25 should be made available. Ms. Derain referred to the provision of ad hoc administrators for children as legal guardian in legal proceedings, and called for a clarification of their tasks and a greater awareness of their role, as they could be true representatives of children and defenders of their interests, particularly when children’s interests were in conflict with those of their parents. 43. Ms. Derain outlined the responses of children to a consultation regarding access to justice, in which children stressed their need to be protected, heard and heeded. Respondents pronounced a great deal of trust in judges and the people who help them. She concluded by emphasizing her view that the question of heeding children’s voices was a question of the ability of children to change their situation. It was the responsibility of the justice system, but also of all adults, to ensure that they could speak out. 12