On Friday 23rd November 2012 User Voice were asked to take part in this year’s Children’s Commissioner’s Take Over Day. This is a national event that gives young people the chance to shadow jobs, get involved in decision-making and offer their own opinions on key issues.  User Voice took part by assisting one of our Youth Reps... Read More

The Youth Advisory Group are calling on all new Police & Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to sign the Youth Charter.This Charter requests PCCs to pledge to show a commitment to young people in a number of ways.It is supported by User Voice and was drafted with the assistance of two User Voice Youth Reps who took part... Read More

In July 2012 we were commissioned by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC) to report on young people’s experiences of complaints procedures in the Youth Justice System. Further information about this project can be found here. Click here to download the full report: Why are they going to listen to me? On 7th November... Read More

A report has been published today about children’s experiences of violence in custody. This report was assisted by User Voice.  The summary of the report stated: The young campaigners taking forward the recommendations are being supported by the organisation User Voice. Mark Johnson, the Founder of User Voice Said:User Voice support the work of CRAE... Read More

Bob Ashford Barred from Police and Crime Commissioner Election As you may have seen in the news today, Bob Ashford has been forced to withdraw from the election for Police and Crime Commissioner Candidate for Avon and Somerset, following clarification that a criminal offence he committed when he was 13 years old prevented him from... Read More

The new What’s Your Story? 2011 report has been published. Excluded Youth Project: How Can We Work Together to Reduce Youth Crime? is our latest report which covers the 2011 version of User Voice’s Excluded Youth Project. Launched in summer 2011, it included 36 focus groups in seven regions with 175 of the most marginalised young... Read More

“Why are they going to listen to me?” Young People’s Perspectives on Complaints in the Youth Justice System & Secure Estate New User Voice report published 12th July 2012. The Office of the Children’s Commissioner contracted User Voice to seek the views of children and young people within the youth justice system about their experiences... Read More

User Voice and Catch22 have formed an exciting partnership that builds on our respective strengths.  Our first project together is for Kent Probation. User Voice’s strength is that it is run by ex-offenders, and has the experience and understanding to enable offenders who are subject to supervision to express their views and to positively impact... Read More

Bob Ashford, the ex-Director of Strategy at the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, is to join User Voice. Bob has spent a lifetime working with young people. A qualified social worker and Children’s Services Manager, Bob was one of the first Youth Offending Team managers in the country before joining the YJB, first... Read More

We have recently been having some technical difficulties with our volunteer registration system. If you have completed a Volunteer Registration Form on our website during the 3 weeks from Monday 20th February to Friday 9th March 2012, and not heard back from us, it is possible that all of your details have not been recorded... Read More