The independent evaluation covers the six-month period from September 2005 until March this year when charity NCB and the British Youth Council were running the board. They took over in April last year from media agency Children's Express.
The board consisted of 25 eight- to 18-year-olds, who were consulted by the DfES on youth issues. Researchers said the board had a positive impact on internal policymaking and was popular with officials.
Barbara Hearn, deputy chief executive for policy and research at NCB, said: "One shortfall has been gearing up young people and producing outcomes, then closing it down in 12 months."
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