British Youth Council

Press Office


For media enquiries please contact BYC on 0845 458 1489 or email us directly.

BYC has a network of young people media spokespeople from across the UK who are keen to engage with journalists. Each is able to talk in detail about BYC, our campaigns and their own experiences across a range issues that concern young people.

Click here to see BYC press releases.

For further information please contact Helen Deakin, BYC's Policy and Press Officer.


BYC: Britain’s youth give politicians five ways to win them back

Young people are challenging politicians to make five key changes to improve their lives.

BYC: Britain’s youth give politicians five ways to win them back

Young people are challenging politicians to make five key changes to improve their lives.

BYC: PM supports votes at 16 today

British Youth Council welcomes the Prime Minister's commitment to lowering the voting age to 16 as part of a wider package of necessary electoral reform to encourage engagement with the political process.

BYC: Public support for move to lower the voting age to 16

Lowering the voting age to 16 has this weekend been prioritised as a way to mend Britain’s broken democracy. Two hundred people from across the UK selected the proposal as one of 29 reforms to strengthen parliament and give people a real say in key issues.

BYC: Sex and alcohol - help us to help ourselves

Young people are calling to be involved more in developing accessible advice on the risks associated with mixing alcohol and sex.

Young people elect new British Youth Council chair to provide a new national voice for the next year

Rajay Naik, aged 22 from Coventry, was elected the new Chair of BYC’s Board of Trustees by delegates attending the British Youth Councils annual meeting in London.

BYC: British young people address UK and Saudi dignitaries

British young people are to outline their views to key decision-makers from the UK and Saudi Arabia, including UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

BYC: Youth lobby MPs for equal pay on minimum wage’s birthday

Young people from across the UK are calling on their MPs to support equal pay for young people on the 10th birthday of the Minimum Wage.

BYC: The three E's needed to get the youth vote out: Engagement, education and enfranchisement

Yesterday (Tuesday 17 March) young representatives from the British Youth Council (BYC) met with the Minster for democratic engagement Bridget Prentice MP to discuss what was needed to get Britain’s youth vote out.

BYC: Let’s get Britain’s youth vote out too!

On a historic day for American politics, the British Youth Council is calling for groundbreaking commitment from the Government to engage more young people in voting.

BYC: Votes at 16 demo, Trafalgar Square to Downing street. Monday 24 November

On Monday 24 November, a delegation of over 50 young people from the British Youth Council (BYC) will march from Trafalgar Square to 10 Downing Street calling for the voting age to be lowered to 16.

BYC: Let’s get positive: BYC celebrate youth

On Monday 24 November the British Youth Council is holding a special anniversary event to celebrate 60 years of campaigning, empowering and inspiring young people.

BYC: Young people deliver 1800 letters to chair of the low pay commission

Yesterday young volunteers from the British Youth Council, Scott Forbes (19) and Robel Yemane (18) met with Sir George Bain, Chair of the Low Pay Commission in Westminster to deliver 1800 letters from young people calling for an equal National Minimum Wage.

British Youth Council supports new Early Day Motion on Votes at 16

BYC has voiced its support for a new Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for the House of Commons to lower the voting age for all public elections in the British Mainland to 16.

BYC: New online photo competition - win big and be exhibited!

Introducing Snapshot60, an online photo competition from the British Youth Council.....



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