The charity surveyed 52 of the 150 Local Involvement Networks (Links) and found just four actively involved children and young people in decision-making. This included having young people as members of a sub-committee or panel.
Only 10 ran targeted consultations and campaigns aimed at children and young people, and just 15 of those surveyed said they sent them leaflets or information.
The research, which also involved in-depth interviews with Links workers, found the dominance of elderly members skews their work towards issues affecting this age group. It also means the times, locations and agendas of meetings effectively exclude children.
Some workers even reported they believed working with children and young people was outside their official remit.
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