Participation - paper based
Welcome to the Participation section.
- Evaluation Report: Young People and Public Decision Making: What Do We Know Already, What More Do We Need to Know?[E/NI/S/W]
A Carnegie Young People Initiative seminar report (December 2001), which contains a framework for the evaluation of young people’s participation project.
- Framework for involving children and young people in procurement and commissioning 10/06 [E]
The framework in intended to help any organization that wants to improve is practice in involving children and young people in commissioning and procurement of services. This framework can be adapted to other organisaitons.
- Give us a chance: Young people’s views on social issues[E/NI/S/W]
Young people from all over UK call on Government to listen to their views in this new report ’Give us a chance’ Young people’s views on social issues. The report outlines the views of 130 young people to politics, politicians and a whole range of social issues from drugs to bullying.
- Giving Children a Voice: Accessing The Views And Interests Of 3 -4 Year Old Children In Playgroup 10/04 [NI]
The study “Giving children a voice: accessing the views and interests of three/four year old children in playgroups� began in April 2004 for a period of six months.
- Good practice guide on involving young people in the governance of Connexions as decision-makers[E/NI/S/W]
The guide aims to: 1)help Partnerships to discuss and critically consider the best ways of ensuring that young people can be actively and meaningfully involved in the governance of Connexions, 2) help Partnerships to work with young people and prepare them for active involvement in decision making at whatever level is felt to be best for the Partnership and young people, 3)provide support and resource material to Partnerships to work with young people to involve them in the governance of the Connexions Partnership.
- Having Their Say: Young People's Participation - European Experiences (Paperback)[E/NI/S/W]
This book looks at how various European countries have gone beyond incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into their legislation to: foster participation by children and young people in political processes; and involve them in making decisions about how to improve services provided for them.
- Hear By Right –Setting Standards For the Active Involvement of Young People in Democracy[E/NI/S/W]
Encourages councils to look seriously at how they currently involve and engage young people in local democracy and where and how improvements could be made.
- IN BRIEF – Listening to Children and Young People[E/NI/S/W]
A briefing document issued in November 2002, by the London SEN Regional Partnership, which draws together a selection of resources from the range of material currently available as part of the work taking place in the London, South Central and South East Regional Partnerships exploring the possibility of a regional approach to ensuring the voices of children and young people are heard.
- In Our Care - Promoting the Rights of Children in Custody 03/02 [NI]
In May 2000 the Human Rights Commission decided to conduct an investigation into the care of children in juvenile justice centres. The process of this investigation has demonstrated the inadequacy of the Commission’s powers.
- Involving young people [E/NI/S/W]
Written by Tesse Akpeki, this guide offers practical advice for voluntary organisations that are serious about their commitment to involving young people in decision-making.






