Towards the end of 2006, The Create Foundation conducted a number of focus groups with young people, as a means to hear how young people wish to be consulted or give feedback; the who, what, when, where, why, how of consulting.

The young people were very honest and had a lot to say on this topic. The main themes that arose were that the young people:

• Want their voices heard, in a trusting environment
• Want action as a result of the feedback they’re giving; and if not, they want this communicated back to them
• Want a variety of methods for giving feedback  
• Want to know as much information about the process