The NYA sent an email survey to principal youth officers (or their equivalent) in 149 local authorities.
It asked whether Hear by Right was known about in the local authority and, if so, what sort of impact it had made on the local youth service, on the local authority as a whole and on local young people.
"The response rate was a positive 40 per cent, even without a reminder, and most replies were equally as positive," said Harry Wade, Hear by Right team leader at The NYA.
Respondents echoed the Hear by Right pilot local authorities by showing that it works as a "soft" tool for promoting the active involvement of young people, as well as a 'hard' tool for mapping evidence in the Standards Framework.
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