Forum Brief: Adult Learning
Policy Consultation 19 November 2003
The country's most comprehensive annual report on the standard of learning offered to young trainees and adults in England has been published by David Sherlock, chief inspector of the Adult
Forum Brief: Ages of MPs
Policy Consultation 31 October 2003
The age at which people can be elected to parliament could be reduced to 18, a minister said on Friday.
Forum Brief: Anti-social behaviour
Policy Consultation 24 October 2003
An NOP poll for a coalition of children's charities has found that many young people believe new laws to tackle anti-social behaviour will lead to greater antagonism with the police.
Forum Brief: Youth justice
Policy Consultation 22 October 2003
The Home Office has called on youth justice agencies, local communities and young people themselves to help the government develop their work to steer young people away from crime.
Blossom Young - chair of the British Youth Council
Stakeholder Interview 14 October 2003
Question: What is the British Youth Council?
Forum Brief: Local Democracy Week
Policy Consultation 13 October 2003
Local Democracy Week has begun, aiming to highlight how local authorities are promoting democracy and encouraging the public to take a more active role in local decisions.
Forum Brief: Postal votes
Policy Consultation 1 August 2003
The Electoral Commission has recommended that future local council elections should be run as all postal ballots.
Forum Brief: Voting age
Policy Consultation 14 July 2003
The Electoral Commission has this week launched a consultation on the minimum age for voting and candidacy in UK elections.
Forum Brief: Refugee week
Policy Consultation 20 June 2003
As refugee week draws to a close, the British Youth Council has questioned the government's treatment of young asylum seekers.
Young people turned off by politics, says report
News Article 5 June 2001
Lowering the voting age and improving their public behaviour is the only way politicians can beat apathy among young voters, a youth action group has claimed.
Brad and Britney vote key to ending apathy
News Article 3 April 2001
Teenagers should be given the right to vote in order to avoid the growing apathy with politics among young people, says a former government minister.
