ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1. We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to all those who have taken part or assisted in this Evaluation. Their willingness to be involved has been of great benefit to both the project itself and to the York Consulting Limited ( YCL) Evaluation Team. In particular our thanks go to:
- Irene Coll, Finance and Central Services Department, Scottish Executive
- David Jones, Dialogue Youth National Programme Manager
- Julie Kane, MGF Policy and Programme Manager, Scottish Executive
- Marc Liddle, Young Scot Chief Executive
- Avril Nicol, Dialogue Youth Co-ordinator, Shetland
- Rebecca Lynch, Dialogue Co-ordinator, West Lothian
- Angela Morrell, Dialogue Youth Co-ordinator, North Ayrshire
- staff and pupils at the following schools:
- Sandwick Junior High (Shetland)
- Lerwick School (Shetland)
- Whalsay School (Shetland)
- Linlithgow Academy (West Lothian)
- St Margaret's Academy (West Lothian)
- Armadale Academy (West Lothian)
- Ardrossan Academy (North Ayrshire)
- Auchenharvie Academy (North Ayrshire)
- Greenwood Academy (North Ayrshire)
- all Dialogue Youth Co-ordinators who kindly completed and returned the Evaluation questionnaire
- representatives from local and national Dialogue Youth partner agencies who took part in telephone interviews with members of the Evaluation Team
- representatives from the following Local Authorities in England who provided details of their youth participation strategies:
- East Sussex
- Hertfordshire
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Nottinghamshire
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Surrey
- members of the following young person volunteer groups:
- Youth Voice Shetland
- West Lothian Youth Congress
- North Ayrshire Young Scot Volunteers
2. In addition, we would like to emphasise the ease with which the Evaluation Team has been able to access the necessary materials, evidence and stakeholders throughout this project. A commendable level of transparency has been evident at all times and demonstrates the extent to which the Dialogue Youth Programme is supporting openness and accountability.