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 November 28, 2023

Category: Press

Press releases to journalists.

Health and wellbeing the biggest issuing facing young people in the UK

Thursday, 10 March 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

Young people have stated health and wellbeing is their biggest concern in a mass survey of 11-18 year olds across the country. UK Youth Parliament have conducted a ballot of young people in the UK asking them to choose which issues matter to them most. Almost half a million young people took part in the

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: ballot, consultation, mental health, survey, UK Youth Parliament, wellbeing, young people

UK Young Ambassadors respond to war in Ukraine

Wednesday, 02 March 2022 by Maurizio Cuttin

As international representatives of the British Youth Council we are extremely concerned by the events currently unfolding in Eastern Ukraine. After weeks of escalation and failed attempts to return to diplomacy, Russian President Vladimir Putin – as of the early hours February 24, 2022 – authorised a “military operation” into the Eastern Donbass region of

  • Published in Blogs, Press, UK Young Ambassadors
Tagged under: Russia, uk young ambassdors, Ukraine, War, young people, youth voice

UK Youth Parliament calls on young people to have their say

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

Young people across the UK can now participate in the UK Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark ballot, the largest survey of young people in Europe. The month-long campaign will see volunteers and Members of Youth Parliament canvasing for the views of young people. The annual ballot, which has taken place since 2011, gives young people

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: ballot, consultation, have your say, Make Your Mark, mental health, survey, UK Government, UK Youth Parliament, young people, youth, youth voice

Largest consultation of young people to commence in February

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

UK Youth Parliament will launch its ballot of young people on the 1st February 2022 as part of its drive to determine the biggest issues. The nationwide ballot gives young people aged 11-18 the opportunity to shortlist the topics they feel are the most pressing issues facing young people across the UK. The month-long campaign

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: ballot, BBC, Centre for Youth Impact, Children In Need, consultation, DCMS, Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport, House of Commons, Make Your Mark, opinion, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, social action, survey, The National Lottery Community Fund, UK Government, views and opinions, young people, youth voice

British Youth Council welcomes new minister for children and young people

Tuesday, 12 October 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are delighted to welcome new charities minister, Nigel Huddleston MP, who will take on responsibility for youth policy at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport following the departure of Baroness Barran MBE who has been in charge of the brief since November 2018 and has moved to the Department

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport, Government, Minister, Minister for Young People, Officer for Civil Society, UK Government, UK Youth Parliament, young people, youth voice

Youth Select Committee disappointed by government’s punitive approach to knife crime

Thursday, 17 June 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council’s Youth Select Committee has expressed disappointment at the government’s continued punitive approach to knife crime. In response to the Youth Select Committee’s knife crime report, the government have laid out their plans to combat the knife crime epidemic. Responding to the report, the government stated it was ‘determined to tackle the

  • Published in News, Press, Youth Select Committee
Tagged under: Government, knife crime, UK Government, youth, Youth Select Committee, youth voice

Former Chair of the British Youth Council awarded BEM in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Monday, 14 June 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are delighted to welcome the news, Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson, formerly Chair of the British Youth Council, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Amanda has been awarded a BEM for her continued work uplifting the voices of young people in communities. Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson BEM, started her tenure as trustee of

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: BEM, Board of Trustees, British Empire Medal, Trustee

Black Lives Matter: Long-standing issues of anti-black racism and injustice must be addressed

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

Yesterday a former US Police Officer was convicted of murder after the death of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis. The verdict, which was a historic moment, comes following almost a year of increased protesting seeking to address police brutality across the globe. The British Youth Council remains angered by the abhorrent murders of Black Americans

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: anti-black racism, Black Lives Matter, Black young people, injustice, police brutality, racial justice, racism, UK Government, young people

British Youth Council calls on government to replace lost EU funding

Monday, 11 January 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are calling on the UK government to announce its plans to replace significant funding lost since the UK’s exit from the EU. Following the ratification of the new trading and cooperation agreement with the European Union, organisations in the UK have lost access to Erasmus Plus. The youth-led charity is calling

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: Brexit, DCMS, Department for Education, employment, Erasmus, EU, eu referendum, europe, european union, trade deal, Turing Scheme, UK Government, young people

Young people held back by barriers to employment, report concludes

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council’s UK Young Ambassadors have conducted an investigation into the challenges for young people trying to secure high-quality jobs. The year-long extensive consultation has found that young people continue to face challenges when trying to access employment. The report, which was co-funded by the European Union, is published following a series of

  • Published in News, Press, UK Young Ambassadors
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