IARS is a youth-led think-tank that was set up in 2001 to empower and give voice to young people to influence policy and practices that affect them and through their work to support their peers and youth organisations and groups in achieving community cohesion, fighting crime and promoting equality, human rights and restorative justice. IARS' objects state that the charity "is set up to promote the development of young people as individuals and members of society by: • providing training guidance and support to enable those young people to undertake research, study or other activities to investigate the issues which affect them and; • encouraging young people to use the useful results of that research and learning to increase awareness and understanding of the issues which affect them amongst child and young people welfare professionals, service providers and the public" (IARS Memorandum of Association).

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