Bring Your Councillor to Your School or College is the title of one of the events held during the week, staged by the Local Government Association.
Julie Robertson, spokeswoman for the association, said: "The average councillor has no idea how to relate to a 15-year-old. So we want councillors to go to places where young people are and find out about their lives."
Skills workshops run by the British Youth Council, the YMCA and The National Youth Agency will be held in the run-up to the event. A Voter's Pack will be sent out to young people.
- www.localdemocracyweek.info.
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