The study by the Legal Services Research Centre, the research arm of government agency the Legal Services Commission, was launched last week by youth information charity Youth Access. It also published an evaluation of successful models for delivering legal advice to young people.
According to the research, young people are 70 per cent more likely to have tried and failed to get advice than people aged 25 and over, with 22- to 24-year-olds facing the greatest difficulties. Contrary to the assumptions of many service providers, young people prefer face-to-face advice rather than telephone or online services.
Youth Access, which has been working with agencies in the youth and legal advice sectors to develop the quality of advice available to young people, said government agencies need to do more to address the problem.
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