Russell Commission consultation on Youth Action
and Engagement
In October 2004, the Commission launched a 12 week consultation
exercise. Over 700 voluntary and community sector organisations
participated in the consultation exercise, providing written
responses to the consultation document or taking part in one
of twelve regional consultation events, designed to elicit
their views.
Welsh version:
Comisiwn Russell Ar Weithredu A Chyfranogiad Gan
Ieuenctid - Dogfen Ymgynghori
Youth Consultation
The Youth Advisory Board (YABsters) devised creative ways
to find out young people’s views on volunteering. They
brought a fresh dimension to standard government consultation
processes, by adapting the Commission’s consultation
document into an eye-catching postcard campaign. Postcards
were distributed to students, youth groups and organisations
across the UK, enabling thousands of young people to respond
with their ideas.
Consultation
document postcards 
(file size: 398kb)
Consultation
document postcards (Welsh version)
(file size: 398kb)
The YABsters also designed and launched www.russellmission.com,
an interactive website which allowed a virtual community of
young people to come together and share their views, with
almost 6000 young people completing online questionnaires.
Young people also delivered three Youth Summits in Cardiff,
Manchester and London, providing young people with the chance
to share their views, and offer creative suggestions to engage
more young people in volunteering.
Results of the Consultation
Ian Russell announced the key results from the Russell Commission's
consultation into youth action and engagement at the Volunteering
Conference: Pre-Budget Consultation on Monday 31, January
2005.
Full
MORI report
(file size: 220kb)
Media
release
(file size: 53kb)
The views and feedback detailed in the MORI report under
Barriers to Participation (page 39) are those of respondents
to the consultation and not necessarily statements of fact.
In particular, we are aware that there is no limit on the
number of hours of volunteering which incapacity benefit recipients
are able to undertake, and apologise that the sentence on
page 39 is misleading.
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