Youth Select Committee to investigate knife crime epidemic
The British Youth Council’s Youth Select Committee will examine different aspects of the reported knife crime epidemic in its next inquiry. The new committee of eleven young people, which is yet to be appointed, will embark on the inquiry in the Spring of 2019. Over 1.1 million young people declared knife crime their biggest concern in
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UK Youth Parliament to campaign on knife crime and votes at 16
UK Youth Parliament has chosen to focus on lowering the voting age to 16 and knife crime in 2019. The decision came following the UK Youth Parliament’s tenth House of Commons debate which was chaired by the Speaker, Rt Hon John Bercow MP. Knife crime was declared a top concern in the UK Youth Parliament’s
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Knife crime epidemic a top concern in ballot of over 1 million young people
More than one million young people declared ending knife crime a top priority for young people living in the UK. Make Your Mark called on teenagers to choose which issue they felt was a priority. Last week it was revealed that knife crime had risen by 12% in just a year. The Office for National
New solutions are needed to combat youth violence
Knife crime and violence towards and amongst young people is still on the rise. For young people in the UK this is not a new revelation. There seems to be a constant stream of reports on social media and in the news of countless young people murdered on our streets. According to the Youth Justice
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Youth Select Committee opens investigation into impact of rising cost of living on young people
Members of the British Youth Council’s Youth Select Committee launch their call for written evidence as part of their inquiry into the rising cost of living and its impact on young people’s health and wellbeing. The written inquiry provides young people with the opportunity to hear from a diverse range of players on the subject,
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Youth Select Committee to investigate cost of living crisis
The British Youth Council’s Youth Select Committee will question experts and politicians about the cost of living’s impact on their peer’s health and wellbeing. The new committee of twelve young people aged between 13 and 18, will embark on the eigh-month inquiry in the summer of 2023. Almost half a million young people declared health
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British Youth Council welcomes investment in young people’s voices
The British Youth Council is delighted to welcome the continued funding of UK Youth Parliament and the charity’s youth voice activities which amplify young people’s efforts to bring about social change. The partnership between the charity and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport forms part of the UK Government’s renewed efforts for ensuring young
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A date with the Royal Institution of International Affairs: Chatham House
As part of our UN Youth Delegate Campaign (UNYD), Maurizio Cuttin and I organised a roundtable with Chatham House (the Royal Institution of International Affairs) to shed more light on our flagship campaign and our experiences as elected youth representatives. Chatham House provided a great platform to share our experiences as elected youth representatives and
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Thoughts from the incoming British Youth Council Chair
Hi, I’m Zara, a 24-year-old NHS Project Manager from Walsall in the West Midlands. I was elected as a Trustee at the British Youth Council’s 2019 Annual Council Meeting (ACM). Over the last 3 years, I have represented the charity at various meetings and events, served as Chair of the Risk Committee and been involved
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The role of policy at the British Youth Council – Small Charities Week
Policy plays a big role in our work here at the British Youth Council. It is driven directly from the manifestos of the UK Youth Parliament and the British Youth Council. These important documents, like all the work we do, are formed and reviewed by young people depicting what local and international issues matter most
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