Insights
What we are learning
Practical writing from our work on community insight, participation and safety technology. We publish what we would want to read before commissioning this kind of work ourselves.
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What community-reported safety data can and cannot tell a council
Community reports fill gaps that official records leave. They also carry biases that can mislead. A practical guide to using them responsibly.
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Paying young people for co-design: why it matters and how to do it properly
Unpaid participation quietly selects who gets to shape a service. What paying young people changes, what it costs and how to handle the practicalities.
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Location-aware services and children’s privacy: a design checklist
Location is the most useful and most dangerous data a safety service can touch. How to get the benefit without exposing the people you are trying to protect.
Written by the Young Futures Digital team. General guidance, not legal advice.
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