Youth voice audit checklist
A practical checklist for reviewing whether youth voice has real space, voice, audience and influence.
Use carefully: this tool supports thinking and documentation. It does not replace safeguarding, consent, local expertise, professional judgement or evidence review.
Space
- Young people know why they are being invited.
- The setting is accessible and emotionally safe.
- The timing, format and language work for different young people.
Voice
- Young people can express views in more than one way.
- Support is available before and during participation.
- Adults avoid leading questions and jargon.
Audience
- Named decision-makers are listening.
- Young people know who has authority to act.
- There is a route from views to decisions.
Influence
- The organisation explains what changed, what did not and why.
- Young people can challenge the interpretation.
- Learning changes future participation practice.