COUNTY council bosses are turning to youngsters in a bid to find out how services can be improved.

A group of nine young people who serve as district youth councillors have got together with council officers to produce a colourful leaflet for use in schools.

'Best Value...So What Does it Mean to Us' will be used as part of the citizenship element of the National Curriculum and will help inform young people of the services available to them and to encourage them to say how they can be made better.

County Councillor Alan Whittaker, Cabinet Member for Education and Young People, said: "We want to know what matters to young people.

"It is vital that this Best Value process extends to every group of service users in the county.

"Young people rely on us to help provide a quality education, youth facilities, public transport and to work for safer communities in which they live.

"We are determined not to let them down, and the only way to be sure they are getting the services from us they need is to ask.

"This is pioneering work for a local authority to be undertaking and I am glad to see Lancashire leading the way, both with our ground-breaking Youth Councils and with our consultation work -- communicating directly with young people about the future of service delivery in Lancashire."

The leaflet also includes information to help pupils contact their local Youth Councillor and how they can get involved in the District Youth Council, Lancashire Youth Council or UK Youth Parliament together and a competition.