Blogs and news about lowering the voting age to 16.

A win for votes at 16 in the EU Referendum

Votes at 16 in the EU referendum is now one step closer following a vote in the House of Lords, where 293 Lords voted in favour of an amendment to extend the franchise in the EU Referendum Bill. The Votes at 16 Coalition will now turn its focus back on the House of Commons as

16 and 17-year-olds to vote in all future Holyrood elections and Scottish Council elections

Members of Scottish Parliament have today granted 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in Scottish Parliamentary elections and Scottish Council elections. The British Youth Council and Votes at 16 Coalition welcomes the unanimous support for the voice of 16 and 17 year olds in Scotland and calls on the UK Government to

1.5 million 16 and 17 year old denied a vote in the EU Referendum

The British Youth Council and Votes at 16 Coalition are disappointed to see the Government have denied 16 and 17 year olds a vote in the “In Out” EU Referendum due to be taken in 2017. The vote follows our sustained campaign which calls on the Government to change its mind and allow the voting

Pressure mounts to allow 16/17 participation in the EU Referendum

British Youth Council calls on young people to “Lobbatweet” their MPs now. Pressure is mounting on David Cameron and the Government to allow 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in the “In Out” EU Referendum. Harriet Harman MP, Leader of the Opposition, used Prime Ministers Question time to call for votes at

British Youth Council calls for votes at 16 in EU Referendum

16 and 17 year olds must take part in EU Referendum. In reaction to the publication of the EU Referendum Bill this morning the British Youth Council reminds the Government of its call for 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the “In Out” EU Referendum set to be taken in 2017. The British

Government welcome “Comprehensive and Well-Argued” Votes at 16 report

Just before Parliament was dissolved last week, the British Youth Council (BYC) received the formal response of the Government to its Youth Select Committee report – “Lowering the Voting Age to 16”. The full response was in a letter from Sam Gyimah MP, Minister for the Constitution. The original youth-led enquiry took place last year

WHAT IF – 16 and 17 years could vote on 7th May 2015?

Conservatives more popular than UKIP and the Green Party with those too young to vote at 16 and 17, yet  this is the one remaining major party that continues to oppose their right to vote. Britain’s 16 and 17 year olds don’t have the right to vote at this General Election but if they did

MPs call for free vote in 2015 on lowering the vote 16

Political and Constitutional Reform Committee  have called for the Government to introduce a free vote and debate in the House of Commons on whether 16 and 17 year olds to vote in all public elections. This follows submitted evidence earlier this year by The British Youth Council and the Youth Select Committee Votes at 16 report. Thisnew report concludes that major changes to voting