The Young Scrutiny Group Project
In October 2007 a group of seven young people from Hackney schools were supported to undertake their own one-off Scrutiny review.
The students, from Hackney Free and Our Lady’s, spent a week questioning Councillors, senior officers and other expert witnesses about the efforts being made in Hackney to engage young people in local democracy. In addition, they designed a questionnaire that went to all secondary schools in the borough, and ran a focus group with five Hackney young people.
Having heard all the evidence, the group made seven recommendations to the Council, including suggestions to raise the profile of the Council’s youth website and tips on how to get young people involved in the new Youth-Led Inspections Project. The whole project was also filmed and a DVD has been produced of the students’ experiences.
Follow the link to view the Youth Engagement with Local Democracy video.
On 5 March this year, the young people attended a full Council meeting to present their report and recommendations (see below). All their suggestions were agreed and will become Council policy, and their contribution was applauded by all those present.
Youth Engagement with Local Democracy Report (108KB)
Page updated: 18 Apr 2008