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Section C:
Choosing The Mechanism:
A Guide To Using Existing Community Consultation And Participation Mechanisms
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Consultation By Young People
| Summary | Young people are in the best position to carry out research and consultation with other
young people. This is often facilitated by the Youth Service or by the Children's Participation
Project. |
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| Examples | Young people were organised by the Youth Service to carry out consultation with other
young people about their views about, and experience of, crime and disorder as part of a wider audit
of crime and disorder. Forums and conferences have also been held around issues of particular
interest to young people such as housing and homelessness. |
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| Useful for | Young people know best how to approach other young people and about the
sorts of consultation techniques most likely to appeal to their peers. |
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| Not useful | Unlikely that feedback will be representative of all young people.
You also need to be aware that young people aged under 16 can't be interviewed or consulted
in any formal way without obtaining permission from their parent or guardian. |
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| Equal Rights | Need to ensure that you use a cross section of different young people, so that
no groups are excluded. Need to think about locations for consultations and who might be excluded
from attending. |
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| Costs | This can vary depending on the methods used. The very minimum would be staff time
to prepare the consultations, payments to the young people carrying out the consultation, and
a small "hospitality" fund to encourage other young people to get involved. |
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| How to use | Consultations with young people can be carried out in a wide variety of ways. The
Youth service may be able to facilitate a consultation if it is an issue of particular interest to
them, you would need to contact a Youth Services Officer in the first instance, there is one for
each constituency. The Children's Participation Project regularly carries out consultation exercises, you may wish to discuss your issue with them to see if they may facilitate the consultation. |
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| Contact |
Heather Esiri Youth Service Munaf Patel Children's Participation Project |
Tel: 01274 393741 Tel: 01274 720340 |
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