One of the articles I found on Voice It1 (see previous post), written by one of the student ‘journalists’ was about the newly created position of Chair of the Youth Citizenship Commission. This commission will:
- Examine what citizenship means to young people.
- Consider how to increase young people’s participation in politics; the development of citizenship among disadvantaged groups; how active citizenship can be promoted through volunteering and community engagement.
- Lead a consultation on whether the voting age should be lowered to 16.
It has a small budget attached (£6m). I think we should try to get a meeting with him and see whether he will support the Standard (and maybe more).
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