Each Youth Commission involves the following stages of work:

Recruitment: Working closely with local partners, Leaders Unlocked recruits a group of young people to join the Youth Commission and determine which policing and crime issues are most significant in their area. This group brings together a diverse cross-section of the youth population, including those with direct experience of the Criminal Justice System.

Skills training: Youth Commission members receive training to develop valuable skills for their role, including: research and interview skills, communication and public speaking, and the skills to engage other young people in workshops.

'Big Conversation': Youth Commission members are given the support and tools to carry out a ‘Big Conversation’ to engage a much wider number of young people and gather their views on agreed priority topics such as youth offending, domestic abuse, relations with the police, or hate crime.