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In their first year, the Hertfordshire Youth Commission spoke to over 1600 young people across the county. Their aim was to understand views, experiences and ideas for positive change on a range of police and crime issues affecting their peers. This report shares their findings and recommendations...
This strategic plan outlines our vision and priorities for the 3 years from 2025 to 2027. It includes a key focus on youth-led innovation, developing a Social Incubator, more paid roles for young people, and further expansion of our work across the UK.
Policing
In 2025, The Cheshire Youth Commission conducted peer to peer research to over 1400 young people across the region on issues of county lines and drugs, domestic and sexual violence, cybercrime, and special priority serious violence. In the report you can find the commission’s key findings and...
01/07/2026
Education
The Long Game was created by Adam, a survivor of criminal exploitation, during his internship with Leaders Unlocked. It aims to reduce risks of county lines, debt bondage, grooming, and exploitation among young people and communities. The Long Game was funded by the Community Safety and Serious...
08/05/2026
Policing
In their latest report, the West Yorkshire Youth Commission share their findings and recommendations for change, based on peer-to-peer research with 1247 young people across the county. This year's research focussed on what support young people need most, and how to ensure services and...
24/02/2026
Policing
Between 2024 and 2025, the North Yorkshire Youth Commission undertook peer-to-peer research with 1875 young people in their county on key police, fire and crime issues. This report shares their findings and recommendations for positive change.
06/10/2025
Policing
Between 2024 and 2025, 1,363 young people across Nottinghamshire shared their views on crime, safety, and policing, offering key insights to shape local priorities and strengthen community safety.
07/05/2025
Policing
The West Yorkshire Youth Commission conducted peer research with over 1700 young people on issues of violence and exploitation. Here you can read their key findings and recommendations for change.
06/05/2025
Education
The Student Commission on Racial Justice empowers 16–25-year-olds to become change-makers in the education sector in order to tackle the racial injustice that they and their peers experience.
05/02/2025
Criminal Justice
Based on extensive peer-led research and the engagement of 1,400 young people aged 14-25 across Merseyside, this is an undeniably compelling read.
31/10/2024
Policing
The Nottinghamshire Youth Commission 2024 report details findings and recommendations from peer-to-peer research with over 1,500 young people across the City and County of Nottinghamshire.
24/10/2024
Health & Wellbeing
Queer Education is a youth-led report into LGBTQ+ student experiences in Scotland. The report's author is Logan Gilmour, a recent strategy intern with Leaders Unlocked. Logan designed and conducted the research, which engaged 150 students in a range of universities across Scotland.
16/07/2024
Criminal Justice
The Long Game is a youth-led early intervention project based on lived experience of criminal exploitation through county lines. The project aims to benefit young people and their communities across the country, reducing the chances of young people experiencing debt bondage, peer-on-peer grooming,...
19/06/2024
Criminal Justice
This report reflects on the Young Justice Advisors programme 2016 - 2024, capturing its highlights, impact and legacy.
07/05/2024
Policing
This report focused on peer-led conversations across Wiltshire on Serious Violence and Abuse, Gang Violence and Exploitation, Hate Crime, Prevention and Relationships with the Police.
26/04/2024
Health & Wellbeing
A youth-led report taking an intersectional approach to exploring young people’s experiences within education and the change they’d like to see.
16/04/2024
Policing
This report outlines the key findings and recommendations from the IOPC Youth Panel's national survey with over 2,000 young people. The report contains findings and recommendations in four areas: young people’s views of the police, young people’s views of the complaints system, recommendations...
11/04/2024
Criminal Justice
A youth-led report about keeping children & young people out of the justice system. The project is led by children & young people with lived experience of youth justice.
07/04/2024
Policing
Grounded in extensive peer-led research and an engagement of 1704 young people across North Yorkshire, this makes an unquestionably compelling read.
12/12/2023
Policing
This 2023 report shares the findings and recommendations of the West Yorkshire Youth Commission members following peer-led research with over 1300 young people across the county on the topic of Serious Violence and Exploitation.
07/11/2023
Policing
This focuses on 2 key areas, which are ‘Feeling Safe in the Community’ and ‘Trust and Confidence within the Police’. During this phase the Notts Youth Commission members worked jointly with the police to produce a Stop & Search animation short film, raising awareness of Stop &...
07/11/2023
Policing
This Peer-led research 2023/4 report by the Youth Commission, shares findings and recommendations gathered from over 1,400 young people across Cheshire. Focusing on Hate Crime, Relationships with the Police, Community Safety and Online Safety, to ensure young people’s...
30/10/2023
Talent & Innovation
Take the Lead Stories – Bristol is an amazing collection of stories written by young people from Bristol, who have taken their very first opportunity to explore creative writing.
10/10/2023
Health & Wellbeing
REFLECTIONS ON YOUNG PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCES OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE CHANGE WE NEED TO SEE This report has been co-produced by a group of young leaders from Leaders Unlocked, as part of a collaboration with the London School of Economics. It...
23/08/2023
Policing
This is a compelling peer-led report that has gathered the views and recommendations of over 2,000 young people living in Cheshire.
23/07/2023
Policing
The SYC members tackled five key priorities, through their peer-led approach. They delivered a range of workshops, outreach stands and surveys to young people across Surrey. The ‘Big Conversation’ was taken to a wide range of local voluntary organisations, educational...
20/07/2023
Health & Wellbeing
MH:2K Derbyshire 2023 explores health inequalities and best practice for online engagement. This year we reached our biggest ever audience of young people in the county. The report is co-produced with Citizen Researchers aged 14 – 25.
09/06/2023
Policing
This is an insightful report drawing report on over 2,300 responses of young people living in Wiltshire and Swindon
05/04/2023
Talent & Innovation
This report has been produced by Lauren Roberts-Turner, as a part of her year-long strategy internship with Leaders Unlocked in 2022. Lauren used her internship to explore the issue of poverty for young people, and to look at how we can tackle this issue through campaigning, engaging with lived...
30/03/2023
Education
This powerful visual report shares the insights from 'Big Education Conversations' with young people across the country. These conversations were designed and facilitated by the young leaders from the Project Council in a wide range of different settings including alternative education, specialist...
14/03/2023
Health & Wellbeing
This report from the North Ayrshire Mental Health Commission (NAMHC) captures young people’s voices in relation to mental health and well-being across the diverse region of North Ayrshire in Scotland.
03/03/2023
Policing
This report is grounded in extensive peer-to-peer research and engagement with over 1400 young people across North Yorkshire. Giving vital insight into views of young people and sharing their positive suggestions for change.
24/02/2023
Education
The Student Commission on Racial Justice (the Student Commission) is a student-led initiative, which generates insights and solutions to challenge racial injustice in Britain today. This year, the Student Commission focussed on students’ experiences of racial justice across a range of aspects...
02/12/2022
Health & Wellbeing
A body of work created by young people from the North Ayrshire Mental Health Commission during their summer residential in 2022. This publication features the creative output from that residential including artwork and short stories.
27/10/2022
This report from the IOPC Youth Panel captures the findings and solutions from a national survey examining young people’s trust and confidence in policing and police complaints.
27/10/2022
A solutions-focused, youth-led report about the effects of the cost of living crisis on young adults across the UK. October 2022.
27/10/2022
Education
A Platform for Young People’s Voices on Racial Justice The Student Commission on Racial Justice provides a powerful platform for thousands of young people across the country, giving them a collective voice on racial justice in England. This report is based on evidence gathered...
26/07/2022
Education
This manifesto shares insights into the impact of sexual violence on young adults and suggests what action can be taken to promote consent and de-normalise sexual violence.
03/07/2022
Policing
Nottinghamshire Youth Commission report is an in-depth peer-led research investigating into online safety, Offensive weapons, night-safety and relationships between young people and the police.
23/05/2022
This report was co-produced with the Young Justice Advisors, a team of young adults aged 18-30 with lived experience of the criminal justice and care systems. The report looks in depth at four priority areas: Race and Racism; The Care System; Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System; Life...
03/05/2022
Policing
This report shares over 2430 responses of young people in Lancashire. Jointly funded by the VRU and PCC.
27/04/2022
Project Z is a youth-led project tackling real-life issues through an interdisciplinary approach.
23/04/2022
Take the Lead Stories is a unique compilation of stories written by young adults who have experienced adversity in their lives.
03/04/2022
Policing
The Cleveland Youth Commission report highlights the big conversation finding and recommendations for change of 1,319 young people.
03/03/2022
Policing
The recommendations and learning from the Lincolnshire Youth Commission will be taken on by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner as well as our partner agencies
27/02/2022
This report is based on evidence 1400 responses collected through extensive engagement workshops with young people in the region.
23/02/2022
This is the first report from the Young Advocates Project, which has been co-produced by children and young people with first-hand experience of the youth justice system.
27/11/2021
This thought-provoking peer-led report brings together the views of over 2400 young people on key issues such as: Confidence in the Police, Violence and Abuse, Grooming and Exploitation, and Discrimination and Equalities..
23/06/2021
Young People’s Voices On Racial Justice June 2021
23/03/2021
This report draws together the peer-led research and recommendations from over 1,200 young people in Cleveland during a National lockdown.
23/03/2021
This peer-led project brings together over 1,300 young peoples views on Police, Crime & Community Safety, during Covid-19 lockdown.
23/09/2020
This thought-provoking peer-led report brings together the views of over 2400 young people on key issues such as: Confidence in the Police, Violence and Abuse, Grooming and Exploitation, and Discrimination and Equalities.
23/07/2020
Policing the Pandemic is youth-led study that seeks to provide a snapshot of young people’s views and experiences of policing during lockdown.
17/07/2020
Talent & Innovation
Our Theory of Change was developed by the LU Youth Board to lay out our approach to creating social change. It looks at the problem we are trying to solve in society and the long-term impact we want to have as an organisation.
23/06/2020
Details how young people can play an active role in looking out for each other
23/04/2020
This 2020 peer-led report draws on the views of 1,200 young people living in North Wales
23/04/2020
The Youth Commission provides a platform for young people to influence policing and crime prevention in their area.
23/03/2020
Mae'r adroddiad 2020 hwn, a arweinir gan gymheiriaid, yn tynnu ar farn 1,200 o bobl ifanc sy'n byw yng Ngogledd Cymru
23/03/2020
The Cumbria Youth Commission was established in 2017 by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria, Peter McCall. From April 2019, the Cumbria Youth Commission was facilitated by Leaders Unlocked.
23/11/2019
The Manifesto draws together the recommendations made by the Commission to tackle the serious issue of knife crime in their communities
23/08/2019
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) Youth Panel: Key Findings & Recommendations 2019
26/03/2019
Education
This Manifesto makes 7 key recommendations for action so that decision-makers can gain a deeper understanding of the wider context surrounding knife crime and how to apply effective solutions.
23/08/2018
This final report from MH:2K Nottingham and Nottinghamshire features the findings gathered from over 600 young people across the local area by a team of 31 ‘Citizen Researchers’.
23/08/2018
This final report from MH:2K Central Lancashire features the findings gathered from over 1150 young people across Central Lancashire by a team of 24 ‘Citizen Researchers’.
23/07/2018
MH:2K is a powerful new model for engaging young people in conversations about mental health and emotional wellbeing in their local areas.
23/07/2018
The 2018 report from the pioneering Nottinghamshire Youth Commission details the findings and recommendations from peer-to-peer research with over 2,000 young people across Nottinghamshire during 2016-18.
23/06/2018
The 2018 report from the North Yorkshire Youth Commission details the findings and recommendations from peer-to-peer research with over 3,300 young people across North Yorkshire during 2017-18.
30/07/2017
The final report from MH:2K Oldham – is a pioneering youth-led pilot project which has harnessed the views of young people to shape the support and services available to them. The MH:2K pilot in Oldham was supported by a Wellcome Trust People Award, Oldham Council and Oldham Clinical...
30/01/2017
This final report from the Cheshire Youth Commission details the findings and recommendations from peer-to-peer research with over 1,500 young people across Cheshire.
30/04/2016
This final report from the North Yorkshire Youth Commission details the findings and recommendations from peer-to-peer research with over 1,600 young people across North Yorkshire.
23/04/2016
This is the first report from the T2A (Transition to Adulthood) Young Adult Advisory Group – an innovative project giving young adults a voice on the criminal justice system.
23/04/2016
This final report from the Nottinghamshire Youth Commission details the findings and recommendations from peer-to-peer research with over 1,000 young people across Nottinghamshire.
If you’re interested in getting involved with the work we do at Leaders Unlocked, please do send us a message via our contact us page. We are always keen to hear from young people who may want to take part in our projects, as well as professionals who may want to collaborate.
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