Goals: To get young people involved in the running of UK Youth and to give them a mouthpiece both within the organisation and outside
Funding: The Department for Education and Skills funds UK Youth
The idea that young people have a right to a voice may seem a modern notion, but UK Youth has been following that very principle since the 1920s when it set up its National Members Group.
The group consists of 15 young people from around the UK who have been elected by their peers. They sit on UK Youth's board of trustees and are often called upon by the Government and other organisations to provide advice on services for young people.
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