The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned an independent provider to conduct the ‘Barriers and Enablers to Participation in Youth Activities’ research.

The report explores the effect of a range of personal characteristics on patterns of participation in youth activities, and the barriers and enablers that explain why.

The research aimed to provide a better understanding of the motivations and patterns of participation amongst different groups of young people, thus informing the design of future policy interventions to engage more young people to participate in the ways they want