In August, the officer will organise pilot elections for Travellers in one area of the country, in the run-up to the first elections in January next year.
This will lead to the production of a manifesto for communities of young Travellers, feeding into the parliament's UK manifesto at next year's sitting.
The three-year part-time post is funded by a Children in Need grant worth nearly 100,000.
- www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk.
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