Andy Hamflett plans to test the approach in three English regions. The trials will involve a group of three youth parliament members (MYPs) in each area identifying three issues of importance for their peers, before deciding which groups in the community would have the most to say about them.
The MYPs will then carry out video interviews with the young people and develop their comments into recommendations. These will be sent to decision-makers with the video evidence.
"The icing on the cake is that the young people we would be talking to may not come along to a meeting with a minister," said Hamflett. "But once they've spoken to an MYP, it's opening the door for them."
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