Young Inspectors in Medway are young people aged 13-19 (up to 25 if they have a disability) who help improve and evaluate services that young people use. Our young inspectors have recently or are going through challenges in their lives. Some are young parents, some are disabled, some have been in trouble with the law and some are experiencing hardship, which makes them experts in knowing what they want from a service they are likely to use.

Who benefits from the Young Inspectors programme and how?
Young people:
· Receive training and support to reach their full potential
· Payment for their time and effort
· Are helping to make services better for the young people of Medway

Services:
· Get the best, honest advice about their service
· The chance to improve and build on how they work with young people
· Are more likely to give young people what they want and need in their area

Services have told us how the Young Inspectors have helped:

So why do we need Young Inspectors?
The programme is designed to achieve change and improvement through the views and opinions of young people. As service users and residents their recommendations will be listened to and acted upon.