Implementation of the youth-check in Thuringia (Phase 3)

The youth-check is a regulatory impact assessment tool that analyses the impact of legislation on young people. To raise awareness of young people's concerns early in the legislative process, the youth-check is applied to proposed legislation at the draft law stage. Its purpose is to identify and present the intended and unintended consequences of a draft law on young people. In this way, the perspectives of young people in the legislative process are strengthened and makes policymakers and administrators more aware of the independent life phase of youth.

Thuringia is the first German state to systematically assess the impact of state laws on young people. During the project phase, the NIPAG will review all draft legislation from the ministries. A novel aspect of the youth-check is that Thuringia is also testing methods for the participatory involvement of young people as part of the regulatory impact assessment. To this end, the NIPAG works closely with the Youth Participation Support Centre of the Thuringian Ministry of Social Welfare, Health, Labour and Family Affairs.