The Youth Select Committee is a British Youth Council initiative, supported by the House of Commons. The eleven committee members are aged 11-18 and include two Members of the UK Youth Parliament (MYPs), two youth councillors, a Young Mayor, one elected representative from each of the devolved nations and three reserved seats.
The next Youth Select Committee will focus on knife crime, which was voted the top issue in the Make Your Mark ballot of over 1.1 million young people.
Apply to the Youth Select Committee
You will join a panel of ten young people who will take and hear evidence before writing a report with recommendations to the Government. It will meet in one of the Committee rooms in the House of Commons in July 2019. So you will need to be able to commit to the dates outlined in the application form and be willing to volunteer about 2 hours a week to take part until September 2019. All expenses are covered (we will book your transport in advance).
Your application form needs to be returned by 21st January 2019; the successful candidates will be informed in February.
Please also note that due to the volume of applications we expect to receive, we unfortunately cannot discuss individual applications for those who are unsuccessful.
Do you have an interest in youth representation and democracy?
Then apply to be on the Youth Select Committee 2019 who will be exploring young people and knife crime.
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December 10, 2018 By Rhammel Afflick in News, Press, Youth Select Committee
Youth Select Committee to investigate knife crime epidemic
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November 14, 2018 By Rhammel Afflick in News, Press, Youth Select Committee
Youth Select Committee call on Government to take action on ‘unequal’ work experience opportunities
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July 5, 2018 By Rhammel Afflick in News, Press, Youth Select Committee
Youth Select Committee to question the experts on work experience
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May 15, 2018 By Rhammel Afflick in News, Press, Youth Select Committee
Youth Select Committee calls for evidence on barriers to work experience
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March 27, 2018 By Rhammel Afflick in News, Press, Youth Select Committee
Government concludes ‘body dissatisfaction’ is an issue of enormous concern to young people
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March 1, 2018 By Rhammel Afflick in News, Press, Youth Select Committee
Youth Select Committee to investigate barriers to work experience
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February 26, 2018 By Thomas Copeland in Blogs, Youth Select Committee
Increasing focus on body image is welcome but action must be taken
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January 5, 2018 By Thomas Copeland in Blogs, Youth Select Committee
A Body Confident Future
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January 4, 2018 By Jo Hobbs in News, Youth Select Committee
‘Life in Likes’ welcomed by the British Youth Council
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November 15, 2017 By Rhammel Afflick in News, Press, Youth Select Committee
“Body dissatisfaction causing long lasting consequences for young people” says Youth Select Committee
Find out more about the previous inquiries led by the British Youth Council's Youth Select Committee.
Information
Committee Members and Staff Contact Details
Youth Select Committee
British Youth Council
CAN Mezzanine
49-51 East Road
London N1 6AH
General information
Francesca Danmole, Senior Campaign & Policy Officer at the British Youth Council on 020 7250 8374 or email francesca.danmole@byc.org.uk.
Press and Publicity information
Members of the press with enquiries should contact Rhammel Afflick, Communications & Media Officer, British Youth Council, on 020 7250 8376 or Rhammel.Afflick@byc.org.uk; Paul Connolly, House of Commons Media Relations Officer, on 020 7219 1493 or connollyp@parliament.uk.