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  • APPG on Youth Affairs

    • Tranistion to Employment. 16 March 2010

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    • Letter from Helen Goodman MP 8 December 2009

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    • Financial support and economic wellbeing minutes 28 October 2009

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    • Letter from Diane Johnson MP 27 July 2009

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    • Social mobility minutes 27 April 2009

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  • Reports 2010

    • Electoral and Constitutional Reform - BYC Briefing

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    • Weathering the recession. Executive Summary. 19 January 2010.

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    • Weathering the recession. Full Report. 19 January 2010.

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  • Reports 2009

    • Being Heard. 18 March 2009.

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    • Recognise and Respect Us. 24 July 2009

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    • Respect Evaluation. 25 August 2009.

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    • Young Equals. Making the Case. 27 April 2009.

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    • Your Experiences - Sex and Alcohol. Executive Summary. 5 October 2009.

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    • Your Experiences - Sex and Alcohol. Full Report. 5 October 2009.

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  • Consultation Responses 2005

    • Respect - The Voice Behind the Hood Report 2005

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    • Shadow report on the EC Open Method of communication. December 2005

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    • Submission to the Joint Committees Electoral Registration January 2005

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  • Consultation Responses 2006

    • Low Pay Commission, National Minimum Wage. September 2006.

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  • Consultation Responses 2007

    • Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, National Minimum Wage and Voluntary Workers. 4 September 2007.

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    • Department for Education and Skills, Care Matters: Transforming the lives of children and young people in care. 30 January 2007.

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    • Department for Education and Skills - Raising Expectations - Staying in Education and Training Post-16

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    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Draft Climate Change Bill Response Performa. 12 June 2007.

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    • Department for Work and Pensions, In work, better off: next steps to full employment. 31 October 2007.

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    • Department of Communities and Local Government, Discrimination Law Review: A Framework for Fairness. 4 September 2007.

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    • Home Office, Drugs: Our Community, Your Say. 19th October 2007.

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    • Low Pay Commission, National Minimum Wage. 27 September 2007.

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    • Scottish Government, Getting it right for every child: draft Children's Services - Scotland - Bill. 30 March 2007.

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    • Statutory Guidance on Section 6 Education and Inspections Act - Positive Activities for Young People. 30 March 2007.

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  • Consultation Responses 2008

    • Department for Children Schools and Families, Call for Evidence. 5 April 2008.

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    • BYC response to Education and Skills Bill Lord Report Stage October 2008

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    • BYC Written Evidence to Education and Skills Public Bill Committee January 2008

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    • Department of Communities and Local Government - Unlocking the Talent of Our Communities. 2008

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    • Department of Communities and Local Government + Communities in Control - White Paper. 24 September 2008.

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    • Consultation Response. Low Pay Commission + National Minimum Wage. 3 October 2008

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    • Low Pay Commission, Apprentices consultation. 8 August 2008.

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    • Ministry of Justice. Election Day Weekend Voting. 11 September 2008.

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  • Consultation Responses 2009

    • Low Pay Commission + Apprentices - 8 September 2009

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    • Low Pay Commission + National Minimum Wage - 25 September 2009.

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    • New Opportunities. Response by NUS endorsed by BYC. December 2009.

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    • Parliamentary Evidence. Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary Representation. 26 January 2009

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    • Parliamentary Evidence. Written evidence to the Intergenerational Futures APPG Inquiry - 12 June 2009

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  • Consultation Responses 2010

    • Joint submission. Children's Commissioner Review. 4 October 2010.

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    • Low Pay Commission on the National Minimum Wage. 10 September 2010

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    • Alcohol Labelling. 25 March 2010

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    • Independent Review on Higher Education Funding. 29 January 2010

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    • Department for Children, Schools and Families Sex and Relationships Education Guidance. 15 April 2010

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    • Parliamentary Evidence. Equality Bill. Lords Report. 24 February 2010

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  • Consultation Responses 2011

    • Office for Civil Society. Supporting a stronger civil society. 6 January 2011

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  • Reports 2011

    • The Big Listen report

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  • BYC launches plans for the Annual Council Meeting 2013
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About BYC

We run training workshops, create volunteering opportunities and build inspiring campaigns which give everyone aged 25 and under a chance to make a positive contribution to society.

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Our awards and honours

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  • CYPN
  • Charity Awards
  • Third Sector (2011)
  • Queen's Volunteering Award

 

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We runs a number of youth-led networks and programmes  which encourage young people to get involved in democracy and campaign to bring about change. 

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Our Youth-Led Networks

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  • Young Mayors Network
  • UK Young Ambassadors

 

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