A survey of 100 local authorities in England by the British Youth Council (BYC) found that 92 per cent maintain either a youth council, cabinet or forum.
In addition, 96 per cent of local authorities reported having a children in care council, while 92 per cent are linked to the UK Youth Parliament.
Over and above the most common forms of youth participation, 84 per cent of authorities said they had at least one specialist participation initiative in place.
The most popular of these specialist initiatives were forums for young disabled people, with 53 per cent of local authorities reporting that they have such a scheme in place.
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