The result is a significant contribution to the relatively small evidence base that is publicly available on the impact and influence of youth engagement on policy making. Previous evaluations are often internal or are a report according to funders criteria. They frequently focus on process or personal development outcomes in contrast to what young people want to change.
I’ve been calling for more research to be commissioned and the subsequent evidence to be collected, debated and used to inform and influence good practice in the sector going forward. I have shared examples on the Young Voices Heard website and the new Centre for Youth Impact may also prove to be opportunity to coordinate an archive as well as to facilitate debate and learning from them.
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