The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) celebrated its 20th anniversary on 20 February, but one of the original architects of the initiative says more must be done to ensure it thrives and grows in the future.
The UKYP came into existence in 2001, but its journey began in 1991 when Kate Parish was elected as a parish councillor in Hampshire aged 21. Parish set up a youth council and began touring England supporting other parish and town councils to set up youth councils while juggling her job as a secretary. “From there, people said we needed a youth parliament to talk about key issues for young people,” she recalls.
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