UK Youth Parliament
The UKYP is now in its eighth year and is an exciting opportunity for young people aged 11-18 to get involved in democracy and decision-making at national and local levels.
2008 Elections
Thank you to everyone that took the time to vote. More than 30 schools took part in the election and 11,200 people aged 11 to 18 voted.
We are pleased to announce that at a ceremony at County Hall on Wednesday 13th February, Anna Barker and Omar Sharif were announced as the winners of the 2008 elections and will become the new Members of Youth Parliament for Dorset. Thomas Hopkins and Katie Sturgeon are the new Deputy Members. The four young people will take up their duties immediately; attending regional meetings of the UK Youth Parliament, supporting Dyce, the county youth council and working for the benefit of young people.
If you would like any more information regarding the UKYP, contacting the MYPs or young people's active involvement in the county of Dorset, please contact Simon Fraiz-Brown, Local Democracy Youth Worker, at Crossways Youth Centre.
Dorset UKYP Update
Annual sitting:
In July, Omar and Anna went to the University of Exeter for UKYP's 8th Annual Sitting. We put together the National Manifesto and talked about work we have been doing in our constituencies' Also we worked in groups, putting in our views to develop different manifesto groups. We have come back with ideas to help us with our work, as well as more friends.
National concession card:
Omar has been doing some work on getting free buses for the under 18's. He has started a petition on 10 downing street petition website, which now has more than 700 signatures. He is contacting various media companies for some coverage. He has contacted a number of government ministers about the campaign, including Gordon Brown, and so far things are going well.
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Democracy & Participation Youth Worker
Name: Simon Fraiz-Brown
Email: s.fraiz-brown@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Tel: 01305 851061
Fax: 01305 851068
Mobile: 07990 605134
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Name: MYPs
Email: dorsetmyps@live.co.uk
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