It’s Polling Day for the #LocalElections2024 💥

🗳 Find out where your local polling station is at wheredoivote.co.uk

🆔 Remember to bring photo ID to be able to vote.

⌚️ Make sure you vote before 10pm tonight.

🗣 Tell everybody you know to go and vote!

Layan Hassan (17) Wigan mem of Youth Parlt, awarded a #Rotary Young Citizen Award 24 for her dedication to championing equality, inclusivity and diversity within schools & communities👏Youth Focus North West Rotary GB & Ireland #YouthVoice #Campaign4YouthRecognition
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Congratulations! Lets nominate more yp for national awards like this! #campaign4youthrecognition Young Voices Heard

Young people from across the country have had their community impact recognised at our annual Rotary Young Citizen Awards. 👏

2024’s winners come from a variety of walks of life, but are united by their dedication to help others. 🫶

Meet the winners: rotarygbi.org/rotary-young-c…

Wow - I’ve just been featured in The Times and The Sunday Times’ first ever Young Power List, profiling “the 25 most inspiring people under 30 in the UK”. 🕺

WOW! What an achievement 🙌 Young people #GiveAnX , and they came out in force for #NVRD 😎

Thanks to every young person who shouted about this yesterday, as well as the brilliant teams at Give An X and SHAPE HISTORY who worked tirelessly to make this happen!

#youthvoice heard here👍⬇️

You must bring photo ID to be able to vote in the #LocalElections2024 🗳️🪪

There’s not long left to apply for a free GOV.UK #VoterID certificate!

👉 Get yours via today:
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YOUTH VOICE IN POLITICS_

The Diana Award is on a mission to explore barriers young people face when participating in youth social action and political engagement in the UK. And we need your help!

Complete our Youth Insights Survey here! loom.ly/y0B2ruc

Really exciting update this week!

#youthvoice heard in Sport 👏

Today, members from the SWFC Youth Forum met with players Bannan, Diaby, and Iorfa to discuss what they can do to combat racist abuse through their upcoming anti-racism campaign. 🗣️⚽️🤝 #YouthVoice #SWFC #WAWAW Sheffield Wednesday

UK Youth Parliament - young voices heard on next steps 👏
youngvoicesheard.org.uk/2024/04/03/uk-…

#NEWSBLOG
British Youth Council has closed... what next?

'I expect UKYP will continue with a temp host, whilst the national youth council membership regroup to consider how a platform for #youthoice & #influence is louder, stronger and heard' James C
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The government refused pleas to provide emergency funding to prevent the closure of the British Youth Council (BYC) due to the “scale” of the charity’s financial difficulties, a letter to UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) members reveals. cypnow.co.uk/news/article/d…

National wage minimums to increase and age to lower to 21 from 1 April

Low Pay Commission ⁦Low Pay Commission⁩ rec 18. This used to be was major BritishYouthCouncil members campaign #youthvoice

⁦Laura-Jane Rawlings MBE⁩ of Youth Emp UK reacts ⁦BBC Breakfast⁩

We also think there is scope to reduce the age of eligibility for the NLW. We recommend moving towards an adult rate that starts at 18 years old by gradually reducing the age of entitlement to the NLW, as was done for 21–24 year olds.

Youth rates

The NMW youth rates are at the centre of our thinking on the future of the NMW. We’ve recommended the Government consider lowering the gap between the youth rates and adult rates and further reducing the NLW age of eligibility.

Today, only 16% of people aged 16-17 across the UK are registered to vote.

To change this, VotesforSchools and iVote have teamed up to encourage every sixth form, college & apprenticeship provider in England to get their students registered to vote.

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👏 #YouthLed Leading ! Although the BYC charity has closed, its membership still exist and are mobilising to determine their own future. Im hopeful a revived, refreshed & stronger 'national #youthvoice council' will be heard louder going forward 👏