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 June 30, 2022

Tag: UK Government

Self-identity and progression: Why representation matters

Friday, 06 May 2022 by Fortune Isoka-Onwordi

The Black Excellence Network by its definition is set up to challenge the racial disparities within UK higher education and competitive courses seen between black students and other ethnicities. We also support the professional and personal development of current black university students nationwide. And I feel as though this adequately encapsulates their mission. This is

  • Published in Bank of England Youth Forum, Blogs
Tagged under: bank of england, Bank of England Youth Forum, UK Government, 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

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

The significant role of young people in government decision making

Monday, 10 August 2020 by Nathan Randles

Recently, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport and the British Youth Council launched Involved. Involved is a social media tool on Instagram that allows young people to become a part of the decision-making process. I have been lucky enough to witness the Involved’s journey from an idea to a fully functional tool for

  • Published in Blogs, Youth Steering Group
Tagged under: Involved, UK Government, UK Youth Parliament, young people, youth voice

Involved: a new platform connecting young people with decision makers inside government

Thursday, 02 July 2020 by Harry Twohig

On a cold Saturday morning in March 2019, the group met for the first time. Our challenge: to create a digital solution that would allow young people to engage in government policy, without having to wade through pages and pages of information, or navigate the gov.uk website. We started off by learning about the policy-making

  • Published in Blogs, Youth Steering Group
Tagged under: digital, Government, Involved, Policy, social media, UK Government, Young Inspectors Group, Youth Voice Steering Group

Young people deserve to have their questions answered

Monday, 11 May 2020 by Becca Moore

For the last few weeks the general public had the opportunity to get their voices heard by submitting questions to the daily Coronavirus press conference. This gives ordinary people the chance to hear expert scientific and medical advice on specific problems they are facing during this unprecedented time. There is, however, one thing which can

  • Published in Blogs
Tagged under: Coronavirus, UK Government, young people, youth voice
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