Liverpool City Council - Youth council

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Liverpool Youth Council

children identifying stereotypes with drawings
The Liverpool Youth Council is made up of young people aged 13-19, who have been elected by their peers for a term of two years.  The Youth Council aims to have 6 representatives from each neighbourhood area.

Members of the Youth Council are elected from each YAG (Youth Advisory Group).

For more information contact your local Youth Worker: 
or for Youth Engagement Team, phone 0151 233 2934
claire.hayes@liverpool.gov.uk

further information visit the Liverpool Youth Service web site.

The youth council aim to:

  • Help young people across the city
  • let young people's voices be heard
  • represent young people from their areas
  • raise young people's views and issues
  • advise other young people
  • manage the participation Fund.      

The five current issues of the youth council are: police attitudes, racism, drugs and alcohol, peer pressure and young people's voices.

the council in motion - children debate an issue

The Youth Council aims to have two residentials a year, during the last residential Youth Councillors took part in team building, training and how to deal with Youth Opportunity Fund applications.

Youth Councils findings on paper

The Youth Council also has representatives from different sub groups/projects these are:

LAC - Looked after Children
DAC - Disability Advisory Council
LGBT - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and TransGender
YOS - Youth Offending Service

If you would like to know more about the Youth Council please contact your local youth worker or add us on 'facebook' - liverpool youth council.

Dates of upcoming Youth Council Meetings:

      All meetings are 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm

  • Tuesday    9 February 2010
  • Tuesday    9 March 2010
  • Tuesday  20 April 2010
  • Tuesday  18 May 2010
  • Tuesday  22 June 2010
  • Tuesday  20 July 2010